Critical reading of a research paper in marine botany.
1.  Know who, what, when, where, why.
2. Specific questions

a.  Why are they looking at eelgrass?
b.  What about seeds tells the authors that they are looking at a 1 - 2 year snapshot of the seed reserve?
c.  What methods did they use to quantify the seed reserve?
d.  What statistical tests did they run to validate their conclusions?
e.  Are seeds of Z. marina found in areas that vegetative plants are not?
f.  What other SAV is commonly found with Z. marina?
g.  How will this information fill in gaps regarding the landscape patterns of seagrass distribution?
h.  What could they have done to improve this study?
i.  What further studies do the authors suggest?