188
M. A. Mateo, J. Cebri ´
an, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler
De Iongh HH, Wenno BJ and Meelis E (1995) Seagrass distribution and seasonal biomass changes in relation to dugong
grazing in the Moluccas, East Indonesia. Aquat Bot 50: 1–19
Del Giorgio PA and Cole JJ (1998) Bacterial growth efficiency
in natural aquatic systems. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 29: 503–541
Dennison WC, Orth RJ, Moore KA, Stevenson JC, Carter V, Kollar S, Bergstrom PW and Batiuk RA (1993) Assessing water
quality with submersed aquatic vegetation: Habitat requirements as barometers of Chesapeake Bay health. Bioscience
43: 86–94
Duarte CM (1989) Temporal biomass variability and production/biomass relationships of seagrass communities. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 51: 269
Duarte CM (1995) Submerged aquatic vegetation in relation to
different nutrient regimes. Ophelia 41: 37–112
Duarte CM and Cebri´ an J (1996) The fate of marine autotrophic
production. Limnol Oceanogr 41: 758–1766
Duarte CM and Chiscano CL (1999) Seagrass biomass and production: A reassessment. Aquat Bot 65: 159–174
Duarte CM, Merino M, Agawin NSR, Uri J, Fortes MD, Gallegos
ME, Marb` a N and Hemminga MA (1998) Root production and
below-ground seagrass biomass. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 171: 97–
108
Dunton KH (1996) Photosynthetic production and biomass of
the subtropical seagrass Halodule wrightii along an estuarine
gradient. Estuaries 19: 436–447
Durako MJ and Kunzelman JI (2002) Photosynthetic characteristics of Thalassia testudinum measured in situ by pulseamplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry: Methodological and
scale-based considerations. Aquat Bot 73: 173–185
Enr´ ıquez S, Duarte CM and Sand-Jensen K (1993) Patterns in decomposition rates among photosynthetic organisms: The importance of detritus C:N:P content. Oecologia 94: 457–471
Fenchel TM and Harrison P (1976) The significance of bacterial
grazing and mineral cycling for the decomposition of particulate detritus. In: Anderson JM and Macfadyen A (eds) The
Role of Terrestrial and Aquatic Organisms in Decomposition
Processes, pp 285–299. Blackwell Scientific, London
Fourqurean JW and Zieman JC (1991) Photosynthesis, respiration and whole plant carbon budget of the seagrass Thalassia
testudinum. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 69: 161–170
Fourqurean JW, Moore TO, Fry B and Hollibaughet JT (1997)
Spatial and temporal variation in C:N:P ratios, δ
15 N and δ
13 C
of eelgrass Zostera marina as indicators of ecosystem processes, Tomales Bay, California, USA. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
157: 147–157
Frankignoulle M and Bouquegneau JM (1987) Seasonal variation
of the diel carbon budget of a marine macrophyte ecosystem.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 38: 197–199
Fry B and Virnstein R (1988) Leaf production and export of
the seagrass Syringodium filiforme K¨ utz, in an Indian River
lagoon, Florida. Aquat Bot 30: 261–266
Fry B, Macko SA and Zieman JC (1987) Review of stable isotopic investigations of food webs in seagrass meadows. In:
Durako MJ, Phillips RC and Lewis RR (eds) Proceedings of
a Symposium on Subtropical–Tropical Seagrasses, Southeast
United States, pp 117–138. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Research, St. Petersburg (Florida
Mar. Resources Publ. No. 42)
Fry B, Baltz DM, Benfield MC, Fleeger JW, Gace A, Haas HL
and Qui˜ nones-Rivera ZJ (2003) Stable isotope indicators of
movement and residency for brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus
aztecus) in coastal Louisiana marshscapes. Estuaries 26: 82–
97
Gacia E and Duarte CM (2001) Sediment retention by a Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica meadow: The balance between deposition and resuspension. Est Coast Shelf Sci 52: 505–514
Gacia E, Granata TC and Duarte CM (1999) An approach to
measurement of particulate flux and sediment retention within
seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) meadows. Aquat Bot 65: 255–
268
Gacia E, Duarte CM and Middelburg JJ (2002) Carbon and nutrient deposition in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) meadow. Limnol Oceanogr 47: 23–32
Gambi MC, Nowell ARM and Jumars PA (1990) Flume observations on flow dynamics in Zostera marina (eelgrass) beds.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 61: 159–169
Godshalk GL and Wetzel RG (1978) Decomposition of aquatic
angiosperms. III. Zostera marina L. and a conceptual model
of decomposition. Aquat Bot 5: 329–354
Gorham E (1991) Northern peatlands: Role in the carbon cycle
and probable responses to climatic warming. Ecol Appl 1:
182–195
Greenway M (1995) Trophic relationships of macrofauna within
a Jamaican seagrass meadow and the role of the echinoid
Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck). Bull Mar Sci 56: 719–
736
Harrison PG (1989) Detrital processing in seagrass systems: A
review of factors affecting decay rates, remineralization and
detritivory. Aquat Bot 23: 263–288
Harrison PG and Mann KH (1975) Detritus formation from eelgrass (Zostera marina L.): The relative effects of fragmentation, leaching and decay. Limnol Oceanogr 20: 924–934
Hauxwell J, Cebri´ an J and Valiela I (2003) Eelgrass Zostera marina loss in temperate estuaries: Relationship to land-derived
nitrogen loads and effect of light limitation imposed by algae.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 247: 59–73
Havelange S, Lepoint G, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM (1997)
Feeding of the sparid fish Sarpa salpa in a seagrass ecosystem:
Diet and carbon flux. PSZNI Mar Ecol 18: 289–287
Heck KL Jr and Valentine JF (1995) Sea urchin herbivory: Evidence for long-lasting effects in subtropical seagrass meadows. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 189: 205–217
Heck KL Jr, Pennock JR, Valentine JF, Coen LD and Sklenar
SA (2000) Effects of nutrient enrichment and small predator
density on seagrass ecosystems: An experimental assessment.
Limnol Oceanogr 45: 1041–1057
Hemminga MA and Nieuwenhuize J (1991) Seagrass wrackinduced dune formation on a tropical coast (banc d’Arguin,
Mauritania). Est Coast Shelf Sci 31: 499–502
Hemminga MA and Duarte CM (2000) Seagrass Ecology (1st
edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Hemminga MA, Harrison PG and van Lent F (1991) The balance
of nutrient losses and gains in seagrass meadows. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 71: 85–96
Hemminga MA, Slim FJ, Kazungu J, Gansen GM, Nieuwenhize
J and Kruit NM (1994) Carbon outwelling from a mangrove
forest with adjacent beds and coral reefs (Gazi Bay, Kenya).
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 106: 291–301
Hemminga MA, Marb` a N and Stapel J (1999) Leaf nutrient resorption, leaf lifespan and the retention of nutrients in seagrass
systems. Aquat Bot 65: 141–158
M. A. Mateo, J. Cebri ´
an, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler
De Iongh HH, Wenno BJ and Meelis E (1995) Seagrass distribution and seasonal biomass changes in relation to dugong
grazing in the Moluccas, East Indonesia. Aquat Bot 50: 1–19
Del Giorgio PA and Cole JJ (1998) Bacterial growth efficiency
in natural aquatic systems. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 29: 503–541
Dennison WC, Orth RJ, Moore KA, Stevenson JC, Carter V, Kollar S, Bergstrom PW and Batiuk RA (1993) Assessing water
quality with submersed aquatic vegetation: Habitat requirements as barometers of Chesapeake Bay health. Bioscience
43: 86–94
Duarte CM (1989) Temporal biomass variability and production/biomass relationships of seagrass communities. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 51: 269
Duarte CM (1995) Submerged aquatic vegetation in relation to
different nutrient regimes. Ophelia 41: 37–112
Duarte CM and Cebri´ an J (1996) The fate of marine autotrophic
production. Limnol Oceanogr 41: 758–1766
Duarte CM and Chiscano CL (1999) Seagrass biomass and production: A reassessment. Aquat Bot 65: 159–174
Duarte CM, Merino M, Agawin NSR, Uri J, Fortes MD, Gallegos
ME, Marb` a N and Hemminga MA (1998) Root production and
below-ground seagrass biomass. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 171: 97–
108
Dunton KH (1996) Photosynthetic production and biomass of
the subtropical seagrass Halodule wrightii along an estuarine
gradient. Estuaries 19: 436–447
Durako MJ and Kunzelman JI (2002) Photosynthetic characteristics of Thalassia testudinum measured in situ by pulseamplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry: Methodological and
scale-based considerations. Aquat Bot 73: 173–185
Enr´ ıquez S, Duarte CM and Sand-Jensen K (1993) Patterns in decomposition rates among photosynthetic organisms: The importance of detritus C:N:P content. Oecologia 94: 457–471
Fenchel TM and Harrison P (1976) The significance of bacterial
grazing and mineral cycling for the decomposition of particulate detritus. In: Anderson JM and Macfadyen A (eds) The
Role of Terrestrial and Aquatic Organisms in Decomposition
Processes, pp 285–299. Blackwell Scientific, London
Fourqurean JW and Zieman JC (1991) Photosynthesis, respiration and whole plant carbon budget of the seagrass Thalassia
testudinum. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 69: 161–170
Fourqurean JW, Moore TO, Fry B and Hollibaughet JT (1997)
Spatial and temporal variation in C:N:P ratios, δ
15 N and δ
13 C
of eelgrass Zostera marina as indicators of ecosystem processes, Tomales Bay, California, USA. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
157: 147–157
Frankignoulle M and Bouquegneau JM (1987) Seasonal variation
of the diel carbon budget of a marine macrophyte ecosystem.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 38: 197–199
Fry B and Virnstein R (1988) Leaf production and export of
the seagrass Syringodium filiforme K¨ utz, in an Indian River
lagoon, Florida. Aquat Bot 30: 261–266
Fry B, Macko SA and Zieman JC (1987) Review of stable isotopic investigations of food webs in seagrass meadows. In:
Durako MJ, Phillips RC and Lewis RR (eds) Proceedings of
a Symposium on Subtropical–Tropical Seagrasses, Southeast
United States, pp 117–138. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Research, St. Petersburg (Florida
Mar. Resources Publ. No. 42)
Fry B, Baltz DM, Benfield MC, Fleeger JW, Gace A, Haas HL
and Qui˜ nones-Rivera ZJ (2003) Stable isotope indicators of
movement and residency for brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus
aztecus) in coastal Louisiana marshscapes. Estuaries 26: 82–
97
Gacia E and Duarte CM (2001) Sediment retention by a Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica meadow: The balance between deposition and resuspension. Est Coast Shelf Sci 52: 505–514
Gacia E, Granata TC and Duarte CM (1999) An approach to
measurement of particulate flux and sediment retention within
seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) meadows. Aquat Bot 65: 255–
268
Gacia E, Duarte CM and Middelburg JJ (2002) Carbon and nutrient deposition in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) meadow. Limnol Oceanogr 47: 23–32
Gambi MC, Nowell ARM and Jumars PA (1990) Flume observations on flow dynamics in Zostera marina (eelgrass) beds.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 61: 159–169
Godshalk GL and Wetzel RG (1978) Decomposition of aquatic
angiosperms. III. Zostera marina L. and a conceptual model
of decomposition. Aquat Bot 5: 329–354
Gorham E (1991) Northern peatlands: Role in the carbon cycle
and probable responses to climatic warming. Ecol Appl 1:
182–195
Greenway M (1995) Trophic relationships of macrofauna within
a Jamaican seagrass meadow and the role of the echinoid
Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck). Bull Mar Sci 56: 719–
736
Harrison PG (1989) Detrital processing in seagrass systems: A
review of factors affecting decay rates, remineralization and
detritivory. Aquat Bot 23: 263–288
Harrison PG and Mann KH (1975) Detritus formation from eelgrass (Zostera marina L.): The relative effects of fragmentation, leaching and decay. Limnol Oceanogr 20: 924–934
Hauxwell J, Cebri´ an J and Valiela I (2003) Eelgrass Zostera marina loss in temperate estuaries: Relationship to land-derived
nitrogen loads and effect of light limitation imposed by algae.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 247: 59–73
Havelange S, Lepoint G, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM (1997)
Feeding of the sparid fish Sarpa salpa in a seagrass ecosystem:
Diet and carbon flux. PSZNI Mar Ecol 18: 289–287
Heck KL Jr and Valentine JF (1995) Sea urchin herbivory: Evidence for long-lasting effects in subtropical seagrass meadows. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 189: 205–217
Heck KL Jr, Pennock JR, Valentine JF, Coen LD and Sklenar
SA (2000) Effects of nutrient enrichment and small predator
density on seagrass ecosystems: An experimental assessment.
Limnol Oceanogr 45: 1041–1057
Hemminga MA and Nieuwenhuize J (1991) Seagrass wrackinduced dune formation on a tropical coast (banc d’Arguin,
Mauritania). Est Coast Shelf Sci 31: 499–502
Hemminga MA and Duarte CM (2000) Seagrass Ecology (1st
edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Hemminga MA, Harrison PG and van Lent F (1991) The balance
of nutrient losses and gains in seagrass meadows. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 71: 85–96
Hemminga MA, Slim FJ, Kazungu J, Gansen GM, Nieuwenhize
J and Kruit NM (1994) Carbon outwelling from a mangrove
forest with adjacent beds and coral reefs (Gazi Bay, Kenya).
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 106: 291–301
Hemminga MA, Marb` a N and Stapel J (1999) Leaf nutrient resorption, leaf lifespan and the retention of nutrients in seagrass
systems. Aquat Bot 65: 141–158