Chapter 7 Carbon Flux in Seagrasses
187
Bay D (1984) A field study of the growth dynamics and productivity of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile in Calvi bay, Corsica.
Aquat Bot 20: 43–64
Beer S and Bjork M (2000) Measuring rates of photosynthesis of
two tropical seagrasses by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM)
fluorometry. Aquat Bot 66: 69–76
Bernays EA, Cooper G and Bilgener M (1989) Herbivores and
plant tannins. Adv Ecol Res 19: 263–302
Bjorndal KA (1980) Nutrition and grazing behavior of the green
turtle Chelonia mydas. Mar Biol 56: 147–156
Borowitzka MA and Lethbridge RC (1989) Seagrass epiphytes.
In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology of Seagrasses, pp 458–499. Elsevier, Amsterdam
Borum J (1985) Development of epiphytic communities on eelgrass (Zostra marina) along a nutrient gradient in a Danish
estuary. Mar Biol 87: 211–218
Boschker HTS, de Brouwer JFC and Cappemberg TE (1999) The
contribution of macrophyte-derived organic matter to microbial biomass in salt-marsh sediments: Stable carbon isotope
analysis of microbial biomarkers. Limnol Oceanogr 44: 309–
319
Boschker HTD, Wielemaker A, Schaub BEM and Holmer M
(2000) Limited coupling of macrophyte production and bacterial carbon cycling in the sediments of Zostera spp. meadows.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 203: 181–189
Boudouresque CF, Giraud G, Thommeret J and Thommeret Y
(1980) First attempt at dating by
14 C the undersea beds of dead
Posidonia oceanica in the bay of Port-Man (Port-Cros, Var,
France). Tav. Sci. Parc nation. Port-Cros, France 6: 239–242
Brouns JWM (1985) A comparison of the annual production and
biomass in three monospecific strands of the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers. Aquat Bot 23: 149–175
Burd AB and Dunton KH (2001) Field verification of a lightdriven model of biomass changes in the seagrass Halodule
wrightii. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 209: 85–98
Burke MK, Dennison WC and Moore KA (1996) Non-structural
carbohydrate reserves of eelgrass Zostera marina. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 137: 195–201
Buzzelli ZP, Wetzel RL and Meyers MB (1998) Dynamic simulation of littoral zone habitats in Lower Chesapeake Bay. II.
Seagrass habitat primary production and water quality relationships. Estuaries 21: 673–689
Buzzelli ZP, Wetzel RL and Meyers MB (1999) A linked physical
and biological framework to assess biogeochemical dynamics
in a shallow estuarine ecosystem. Est Coast Shelf Sci 49: 829–
851
Camp D, Cobb S and van Breedveld JF (1973) Overgrazing by
seagrasses by a regular urchin, Lytechinus variegatus. Bioscience 23: 37–38
Carman KR and Fry B (2002) Small-sample methods for δ
13 C
and δ
15 N analysis of the diets of marsh meiofaunal species using natural-abundance and tracer-addition isotope techniques.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 240: 85–92
Cebri´ an J (1999) Patterns in the fate of production in plant communities. Am Nat 154: 449–468
Cebri´ an J (2002) Variability and control of carbon consumption, export and accumulation in marine communities. Limnol
Oceanogr 47: 11–22
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (1994) The dependence of herbivory
on growth rate in natural plant communities. Funct Ecol 8:
518–525
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (1998) Patterns in leaf herbivory on
seagrasses. Aquat Bot 60: 67–82
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM, Marb` a N, Enr´ ıquez S, Gallegos M and
Olesen B (1996a) Herbivory on Posidonia oceanica (L.)
Delile: Magnitude and variability in the Spanish Mediterranean. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 130: 147–155
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM and Marb` a N (1996b) Herbivory on the
seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Acherson in contrasting
Spanish Mediterranean habitats. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 204:
103–111
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM, Marb` a N and Enr´ ıquez S (1997) Magnitude and fate of the production of four co-occurring Western
Mediterranean seagrass species. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 155: 29–
44
Cebri´ an J, Williams M, McClelland J and Valiela I (1998) The
dependence of heterotrophic consumption and carbon accumulation on autotrophic content in ecosystems. Ecol Lett 1:
165–170
Cebri´ an J, Pedersen MF, Kroeger KD and Valiela I (2000) Fate
of production of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in different
stages of meadow formation. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 204: 119–
130
Choat JH and Clements KD (1998) Vertebrate herbivores in marine and terrestrial environments: A nutritional ecology perspective. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 29: 375–403
Clymo RS (1984) The limits to peat bog growth. Phil Trans R
Soc Lond 303: 605–604
Clymo RS (1992) Productivity and decomposition of peatland
ecosystems. In: Bragg OM, Hulme PD, Ingram HAP and
Robertson RA (eds) Peatland Ecosystems and Man: An Impact Assessment, pp 3–16. Department of Biological Sciences,
Dundee, UK
Conacher MJ, Lanzing WJR and Larkum AWD (1979) Ecology of Botany Bay. 2. Aspects of the feeding ecology of
the fanbellied leatherjacket Monacanthus chinensis (Pisces:
Monacanthidae), in Posidonia australis seagrass beds in
Quibray Bay, New South Wales. Aust J Mar Freshwater Res
30: 387–400
Connolly RM, Guest MA, Melville AJ and Oakes JM (2004)
Sulfur stable isotopes separate producers in marine food-web
analysis. Oecologia 138: 161–167
Crouzet A (1984) Contribution a l’etude anatomique des feuilles
de Posidonia oceanica (Potamogetonaceae). Variations de la
structure le long d’une ecaille epaisse. In: Boudouresque CF,
Jeudy de Grissac A and Olivier J (eds) International Worshop
on Posidonia oceanica Beds, 1, pp 109–117. GIS Posidonie,
Mareseille
Daehnik AE, Sullivan MJ and Moncreiff CA (1992) Primary production of the sand microflora in seagrass beds of Mississippi
Sound. Bot Mar 35: 131–139
Danovaro R (1996) Detritus—Bacteria–Meiofauna interactions
in seagrass bed (Posidonia oceanica) of the NW Mediterranean. Mar Biol 127: 1–13
Dauby P (1989) The stable carbon isotope ratios in benthic food
webs of the Gulf of Calvi, Corsica. Cont Shelf Res 9: 181–
195
Dauby P (1995) A δ
13 C study of the feeding habits in four
Mediterranean Leptomysis species (Crustacea: Mysidacea).
PSZNI Mar Ecol 16: 93–102
Dawes CJ (1998) Marine Botany (2nd edition). John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., New York
187
Bay D (1984) A field study of the growth dynamics and productivity of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile in Calvi bay, Corsica.
Aquat Bot 20: 43–64
Beer S and Bjork M (2000) Measuring rates of photosynthesis of
two tropical seagrasses by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM)
fluorometry. Aquat Bot 66: 69–76
Bernays EA, Cooper G and Bilgener M (1989) Herbivores and
plant tannins. Adv Ecol Res 19: 263–302
Bjorndal KA (1980) Nutrition and grazing behavior of the green
turtle Chelonia mydas. Mar Biol 56: 147–156
Borowitzka MA and Lethbridge RC (1989) Seagrass epiphytes.
In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology of Seagrasses, pp 458–499. Elsevier, Amsterdam
Borum J (1985) Development of epiphytic communities on eelgrass (Zostra marina) along a nutrient gradient in a Danish
estuary. Mar Biol 87: 211–218
Boschker HTS, de Brouwer JFC and Cappemberg TE (1999) The
contribution of macrophyte-derived organic matter to microbial biomass in salt-marsh sediments: Stable carbon isotope
analysis of microbial biomarkers. Limnol Oceanogr 44: 309–
319
Boschker HTD, Wielemaker A, Schaub BEM and Holmer M
(2000) Limited coupling of macrophyte production and bacterial carbon cycling in the sediments of Zostera spp. meadows.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 203: 181–189
Boudouresque CF, Giraud G, Thommeret J and Thommeret Y
(1980) First attempt at dating by
14 C the undersea beds of dead
Posidonia oceanica in the bay of Port-Man (Port-Cros, Var,
France). Tav. Sci. Parc nation. Port-Cros, France 6: 239–242
Brouns JWM (1985) A comparison of the annual production and
biomass in three monospecific strands of the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers. Aquat Bot 23: 149–175
Burd AB and Dunton KH (2001) Field verification of a lightdriven model of biomass changes in the seagrass Halodule
wrightii. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 209: 85–98
Burke MK, Dennison WC and Moore KA (1996) Non-structural
carbohydrate reserves of eelgrass Zostera marina. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 137: 195–201
Buzzelli ZP, Wetzel RL and Meyers MB (1998) Dynamic simulation of littoral zone habitats in Lower Chesapeake Bay. II.
Seagrass habitat primary production and water quality relationships. Estuaries 21: 673–689
Buzzelli ZP, Wetzel RL and Meyers MB (1999) A linked physical
and biological framework to assess biogeochemical dynamics
in a shallow estuarine ecosystem. Est Coast Shelf Sci 49: 829–
851
Camp D, Cobb S and van Breedveld JF (1973) Overgrazing by
seagrasses by a regular urchin, Lytechinus variegatus. Bioscience 23: 37–38
Carman KR and Fry B (2002) Small-sample methods for δ
13 C
and δ
15 N analysis of the diets of marsh meiofaunal species using natural-abundance and tracer-addition isotope techniques.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 240: 85–92
Cebri´ an J (1999) Patterns in the fate of production in plant communities. Am Nat 154: 449–468
Cebri´ an J (2002) Variability and control of carbon consumption, export and accumulation in marine communities. Limnol
Oceanogr 47: 11–22
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (1994) The dependence of herbivory
on growth rate in natural plant communities. Funct Ecol 8:
518–525
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (1998) Patterns in leaf herbivory on
seagrasses. Aquat Bot 60: 67–82
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM, Marb` a N, Enr´ ıquez S, Gallegos M and
Olesen B (1996a) Herbivory on Posidonia oceanica (L.)
Delile: Magnitude and variability in the Spanish Mediterranean. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 130: 147–155
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM and Marb` a N (1996b) Herbivory on the
seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Acherson in contrasting
Spanish Mediterranean habitats. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 204:
103–111
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM, Marb` a N and Enr´ ıquez S (1997) Magnitude and fate of the production of four co-occurring Western
Mediterranean seagrass species. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 155: 29–
44
Cebri´ an J, Williams M, McClelland J and Valiela I (1998) The
dependence of heterotrophic consumption and carbon accumulation on autotrophic content in ecosystems. Ecol Lett 1:
165–170
Cebri´ an J, Pedersen MF, Kroeger KD and Valiela I (2000) Fate
of production of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in different
stages of meadow formation. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 204: 119–
130
Choat JH and Clements KD (1998) Vertebrate herbivores in marine and terrestrial environments: A nutritional ecology perspective. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 29: 375–403
Clymo RS (1984) The limits to peat bog growth. Phil Trans R
Soc Lond 303: 605–604
Clymo RS (1992) Productivity and decomposition of peatland
ecosystems. In: Bragg OM, Hulme PD, Ingram HAP and
Robertson RA (eds) Peatland Ecosystems and Man: An Impact Assessment, pp 3–16. Department of Biological Sciences,
Dundee, UK
Conacher MJ, Lanzing WJR and Larkum AWD (1979) Ecology of Botany Bay. 2. Aspects of the feeding ecology of
the fanbellied leatherjacket Monacanthus chinensis (Pisces:
Monacanthidae), in Posidonia australis seagrass beds in
Quibray Bay, New South Wales. Aust J Mar Freshwater Res
30: 387–400
Connolly RM, Guest MA, Melville AJ and Oakes JM (2004)
Sulfur stable isotopes separate producers in marine food-web
analysis. Oecologia 138: 161–167
Crouzet A (1984) Contribution a l’etude anatomique des feuilles
de Posidonia oceanica (Potamogetonaceae). Variations de la
structure le long d’une ecaille epaisse. In: Boudouresque CF,
Jeudy de Grissac A and Olivier J (eds) International Worshop
on Posidonia oceanica Beds, 1, pp 109–117. GIS Posidonie,
Mareseille
Daehnik AE, Sullivan MJ and Moncreiff CA (1992) Primary production of the sand microflora in seagrass beds of Mississippi
Sound. Bot Mar 35: 131–139
Danovaro R (1996) Detritus—Bacteria–Meiofauna interactions
in seagrass bed (Posidonia oceanica) of the NW Mediterranean. Mar Biol 127: 1–13
Dauby P (1989) The stable carbon isotope ratios in benthic food
webs of the Gulf of Calvi, Corsica. Cont Shelf Res 9: 181–
195
Dauby P (1995) A δ
13 C study of the feeding habits in four
Mediterranean Leptomysis species (Crustacea: Mysidacea).
PSZNI Mar Ecol 16: 93–102
Dawes CJ (1998) Marine Botany (2nd edition). John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., New York