Eelgrass
Eelgrass
Washington State Department of Ecology
Puget Sound Shoreline
Each blade of eelgrass is a small food factory. Diatoms, bacteria, and detritus (decaying plant and animal matter) gathers on eelgrass leaves. This detritus provides food for many invertebrates; isopods, amphipods, polychaete worms, brittle stars, and some clams. The large number of invertebrates present make eelgrass beds rich feeding areas for fish and marine birds.
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