Turtle grass, manatee grass, and green feather algae were added to the Seagrass Meadow after winter shoalgrass shedding contributed to nutrient-rich water that helped feed redweed and cyanobacteria. The additions create more producer competition for nutrients, but the green feather algae, Caulerpa taxifolia, remains a risky aquarium species that may need removal if it spreads too far or crashes back too quickly.
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Turtle Grass added as part of the producer-diversity hedge against winter nutrient pulses in the Seagrass Meadow.
Manatee Grass added as a second seagrass competitor with a different growth and shedding pattern from established shoal grass.
Green Feather Alga (Caulerpa taxifolia) added as a risky producer to observe; it may need removal if it spreads too much or dies back rapidly.
Shoal grass winter shedding provided the nutrient-pulse context for adding more producer competition.
Graceful redweed is the macroalgae pressure these producer additions are meant to compete against indirectly.