Electronic Supplementary Material : ESM_1.docx For manuscript “Phenology, biomass and productivity of sub-Antarctic seagrass Ruppia filifolia” in journal “Polar Biology” by Silvia Murcia*, Jorge Terrados, Pedro Ramírez-García, Andrés Mansilla *Corresponding author: S. Murcia (silvia.murcia@umag.cl; silviamurcia.m@gmail.com) Laboratorio de Macroalgas Antárticas y Subantárticas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile Literature compilation of total biomass and RSR at the anual máximum by Ruppia species Source Locality Date Species MAXIMUM biomass (g DW m-2) Anton et al 2011 Ecological Applications 21(3): 991-1009 Sandy Bay, Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA Laguna de Rocha, Uruguay April to August 2005 R. maritima 16 Feb Jun Nov 2001 R. maritima 12,2 Mar Chiquita lagoon, Argentina 1994 december R. maritima 824 Fontainableau, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA Lacombe, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA Pointe aux Herbes, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA Lincoln Beach, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA March 2000 to May 2002 R. maritima 254 March 2000 to May 2002 R. maritima 201 March 2000 to May 2002 R. maritima 600 March 2000 to May 2002 R. maritima 450 Arocena & Rodrigues 2011 Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences 6(2): 148-160 Bortolus et al 1998 Estuaries 21 (4B): 710-717 Cho & Poirrier 2005 Aquatic Botany 81: 37-49 Cho & Poirrier 2005 Aquatic Botany 81: 37-49 Cho & Poirrier 2005 Aquatic Botany 81: 37-49 Cho & Poirrier 2005 Aquatic Botany 81: 37-49 1 RSR (rhizome and roots to shoot ratio) at max biomass 1,7072368 4 0,2450980 4 0,2967741 9 0,2269938 7 0,4802631 6 Congdom & McComb 1979 Aquatic Botany 6: 121-132 April 1975 to December 1976 R. maritima? 185 April 1975 to December 1976 R. maritima? 150 April 1975 to December 1976 R. maritima? 101 April 1975 to December 1976 R. maritima? 503 1994 September and November R.maritima 508 Costa & Seeliger 1989 Aquatic Botany 33: 123-129 Blackwood River Estuary, Western Australia Blackwood River Estuary, Western Australia Blackwood River Estuary, Western Australia Blackwood River Estuary, Western Australia Playa Iguanita, Bahia Culebra, Costa Rica Laguna dos Patos, Brasil Jan 1981 R. maritima 114,1 Costa & Seeliger 1989 Aquatic Botany 33: 123-129 Laguna dos Patos, Brasil Jan 1981 R. maritima 80,9 Creed 2004 Estuaries 27: 197-200 October 2002 R. maritima 60 Da Silva & Asmus 2001 Ecological Modelling 137: 161-179 Barra Grande, Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro State, Brasil Patos lagoon, Brasil Oct 1992 to May 1993 R. maritima 32 Da Silva & Asmus 2001 Ecological Modelling 137: 161-179 Patos lagoon, Brasil August 1993 to April 1994 R. maritima 187,7 Da Silva & Asmus 2001 Ecological Modelling 137: 161-179 Patos lagoon, Brasil August 1993 to April 1994 R. maritima 148,1 Dunton 1990 JEMBE 143: 147-164 Seadrift, San Antonio Bay, Texas, USA BlackJack, San Antonio Bay, Texas, USA Indian Point, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, USA Huizache Caimanero Lagoon, Mexico Ninigret pond, Rhode Island, USA March 1987 to October 1989 R. maritima 213 March 1987 to October 1989 R. maritima 331 March 1987 to October 1989 R. maritima 283 1974 R. maritima 1000 May to July 1980 R. maritima 190 May 1979 to Jan 1981 R. maritima 8 July 2001 and 2002 R. maritima 213 Holm & Clausen 2006 Biodiv Conservation 15: 4399-4423 Roberts Bank, Fraser River, BC Canada Broad Creek, Choptank river, Chesapeake Bay, USA Agger Fjord, Denmark Sept and Oct 1999, Jan 2000 R. maritima 100 Kinney & Roman 1998 MEPS163: 89-98 Bass Harbor Marsh, USA 1995, April to November R. maritima 33 Congdom & McComb 1979 Aquatic Botany 6: 121-132 Congdom & McComb 1979 Aquatic Botany 6: 121-132 Congdom & McComb 1979 Aquatic Botany 6: 121-132 Cortes 2001 Rev Biol Trop 49 Suppl 2: 273-278 Dunton 1990 JEMBE 143: 147-164 Dunton 1990 JEMBE 143: 147-164 Edwards 1978 Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 6: 75-92 Harlin & Thorne-Miller 1981 Marine Biology 65: 221-229 Harrison 1982 Aquatic Botany 14: 357-371 Hengst et al 2010 Restoration Ecology 18: 605-614 2 0,2758620 7 1,1428571 4 0,8363636 4 0,1616628 2 4,2371134 0,1466096 5 0,1043997 0,8849557 5 0,4909909 9 0,5380434 8 Koop et al 1983 SouthAfrican Journal of Zoology 18(1): 1-10 Bot River Estuary, SouthAfrica 1980 R. maritima 52 Koop et al 1983 SouthAfrican Journal of Zoology 18(1): 1-10 Bot River Estuary, SouthAfrica 1980 R. maritima 239 Koop et al 1983 SouthAfrican Journal of Zoology 18(1): 1-10 Bot River Estuary, SouthAfrica 1980 R. maritima 118 Koop et al 1983 SouthAfrican Journal of Zoology 18(1): 1-10 Bot River Estuary, SouthAfrica 1980 R. maritima 371 Koop et al 1983 SouthAfrican Journal of Zoology 18(1): 1-10 Bot River Estuary, SouthAfrica 1980 R. maritima 71 Koop et al 1983 SouthAfrican Journal of Zoology 18(1): 1-10 Bot River Estuary, SouthAfrica 1980 R. maritima 9 Koop et al 1983 SouthAfrican Journal of Zoology 18(1): 1-10 Bot River Estuary, SouthAfrica 1980 R. maritima 195 Malea et al 2004 Botanica Marina 47: 357-366 Drana Lagoon. 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