Bottom Plant Associations
157
Table 4.18. Gross photosynthesis and respiration (P, M, g Cm- 2 day-l) in different reef
bottom plant associations. Data by Marsh (1970), Wanders (1976a,b), Sournia (1976b),
Littler (1973b), Hillis-Colinvaux (1974), Rogers and Salesky (1981), Smith and Marsh
(1973), Murphey and Kremer (1983), Quasim et at. (1972), Quasim and Bhattathiri
(1971), Odum (1957), Odum et at. (1959), Boto et at. (1984), Bunt et at. (1979), Lugo
and Snedeaker (1974), Colley et at. (1962), Cintron et at. (1980), Clough (1982)
Place
Types of plant associations
Enivetok atoll
Crustose coralline algae
Enivetok atoll
Macrophytes on flat
Curacao I., Antilles
Coralline algae on reef flat
Curacao I., Antilles
Turf of mini-thallomic macrophytes
and corallines
Moorea I., French Polynesia
Macrophytes and coralline algae on
reef flat
Oahu I., Hawaii
Macrophytes and coralline algae on
reef flat
Jamaica I.
Coralline algae
GBR, Australia
Halimeda (lagoon)
St. Croix., Virgin I.
Turf of mini-thallomic macrophytes
Curacao I., Antilles
Sargassum thickets
Clipperton atoll
Seagrass
Kavaratti atoll
Seagrass
Baja Fluorescente, Puerto Rico Seagrass
Florida
Seagrass
Jamaica
Seagrass
GBR, Australia
Mangrove forest
Florida
Mangrove forest
Florida
Pigmy mangrove thicket
Table 4.19. Gross photosynthesis (P) and respiration (M)
rates in different species of marine benthic plants; P and M
values are given as mg02h-2g-1 dry weight. Data by
Wanders (1976a), Quasim and Bhattathiri (1971), Titlyanov
et at. (1983b)
Algae
P
M
P/M
Sargassum platycarpum
7.27
1.39
5.2
Dictyopteris justii
5.21
1.13
4.6
Dictyota dentata
10.89
1.07
10.2
Hypnea sp.
2.2
1.5
1.5
Cymodocea sp.
1.7
1.8
0.9
Cladophora sp.
6.5
2.4
2.7
Viva sp.
7.5
2.3
3.2
Sargassum polycystum
5.5
1.5
3.6
Sargassum ilicifolium
10.5
3.5
3.1
Sargassum kjellermanianum
4.5
1.0
4.5
Thalassia testudinum
2.2
1.2
1.8
P
M
1.50 0.84
11.60 6.00
2.40 1.40
3.40 1.00
3.8 1.20
3.4 0.80
4.00 1.70
0.78 0.32
10.10 3.20
10.50 3.50
8.60 8.00
12.9 9.50
5.6 6.70
10.6 7.70
13.6 9.60
2.20 -
8.20 6.80
1.40 2.00
P/M
1.8
1.9
1.7
3.4
3.1
4.4
2.4
2.4
3.2
3.0
1.1
1.4
0.8
1.4
1.4
1.2
0.7
157
Table 4.18. Gross photosynthesis and respiration (P, M, g Cm- 2 day-l) in different reef
bottom plant associations. Data by Marsh (1970), Wanders (1976a,b), Sournia (1976b),
Littler (1973b), Hillis-Colinvaux (1974), Rogers and Salesky (1981), Smith and Marsh
(1973), Murphey and Kremer (1983), Quasim et at. (1972), Quasim and Bhattathiri
(1971), Odum (1957), Odum et at. (1959), Boto et at. (1984), Bunt et at. (1979), Lugo
and Snedeaker (1974), Colley et at. (1962), Cintron et at. (1980), Clough (1982)
Place
Types of plant associations
Enivetok atoll
Crustose coralline algae
Enivetok atoll
Macrophytes on flat
Curacao I., Antilles
Coralline algae on reef flat
Curacao I., Antilles
Turf of mini-thallomic macrophytes
and corallines
Moorea I., French Polynesia
Macrophytes and coralline algae on
reef flat
Oahu I., Hawaii
Macrophytes and coralline algae on
reef flat
Jamaica I.
Coralline algae
GBR, Australia
Halimeda (lagoon)
St. Croix., Virgin I.
Turf of mini-thallomic macrophytes
Curacao I., Antilles
Sargassum thickets
Clipperton atoll
Seagrass
Kavaratti atoll
Seagrass
Baja Fluorescente, Puerto Rico Seagrass
Florida
Seagrass
Jamaica
Seagrass
GBR, Australia
Mangrove forest
Florida
Mangrove forest
Florida
Pigmy mangrove thicket
Table 4.19. Gross photosynthesis (P) and respiration (M)
rates in different species of marine benthic plants; P and M
values are given as mg02h-2g-1 dry weight. Data by
Wanders (1976a), Quasim and Bhattathiri (1971), Titlyanov
et at. (1983b)
Algae
P
M
P/M
Sargassum platycarpum
7.27
1.39
5.2
Dictyopteris justii
5.21
1.13
4.6
Dictyota dentata
10.89
1.07
10.2
Hypnea sp.
2.2
1.5
1.5
Cymodocea sp.
1.7
1.8
0.9
Cladophora sp.
6.5
2.4
2.7
Viva sp.
7.5
2.3
3.2
Sargassum polycystum
5.5
1.5
3.6
Sargassum ilicifolium
10.5
3.5
3.1
Sargassum kjellermanianum
4.5
1.0
4.5
Thalassia testudinum
2.2
1.2
1.8
P
M
1.50 0.84
11.60 6.00
2.40 1.40
3.40 1.00
3.8 1.20
3.4 0.80
4.00 1.70
0.78 0.32
10.10 3.20
10.50 3.50
8.60 8.00
12.9 9.50
5.6 6.70
10.6 7.70
13.6 9.60
2.20 -
8.20 6.80
1.40 2.00
P/M
1.8
1.9
1.7
3.4
3.1
4.4
2.4
2.4
3.2
3.0
1.1
1.4
0.8
1.4
1.4
1.2
0.7