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Science 27 July 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4097, pp. 355 - 356
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4097.355
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Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in the Gulf of California:

Richard Felger 1 and Mary Beck Moser 2

1 Environmental Research Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson 85706
2 Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks 58201

Discovery of Its Nutritional Value by the Seri Indians Zostera marina occurs in the northern Gulf of California. The grain of eelgrass is harvested in the spring and formed an important part of traditional Seri diet and culture. This is the only known case of a grain from the sea being used as a human food source. Eelgrass has considerable potential as a general food resource for mankind. Its cultivation would not require fresh water, pesticides, or artificial fertilizer.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Winter Dormancy in Sea Turtles: Independent Discovery and Exploitation in the Gulf of California by Two Local Cultures.
R. S. FELGER, K. CLIFFTON, and P. J. REGAL (1976)
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