190
M. A. Mateo, J. Cebri ´
an, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler
L´ opez NI, Duarte CM, Vallespin´ os F, Romero J and Alcoverro
T (1995a) Bacterial activity in seagrass (Posidonia oceanica)
sediments. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 187: 39–49
L´ opez P, Vidal M, lluch X and Morgu´ ı JA (1995b) Sediment
metabolism in a transition continental/marine area: The Albufera of Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). Mar Freshwater
Res 46: 45–53
L´ opez NI, Duarte CM, Vallespin´ os F, Romero J and Alcoverro
T (1998) The effect of nutrient additions on bacterial activity
in seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 224: 155–166
Lugo AE, Brown S and Brinson MM (1988) Forested wetlands
in freshwater and salt-water environments. Limnol Oceanogr
33: 894–909
Macia S and Lirman D (1999) Destruction of Florida Bay seagrasses by a grazing front of sea urchins. Bull Mar Sci 65:
593–601
Macintyre IG, Littler MM and Littler DS (1995) Holocene history of Tobacco Range, Belize, Central America. Atoll Res
Bull 430: 1–18
Mann KH (1988) Production and use of detritus in various
freshwater, estuarine and coastal marine ecosystems. Limnol
Oceanogr 33: 910–933
Marb` a N, Hemminga MA, Mateo MA, Duarte CM, Mass YEM,
Terrados J and Gacia E (2002) Carbon and nutrient translocation between seagrass ramets. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 226: 287–
300
Margalef R (1986) Ecolog´ ıa. Ediciones Omega, S. A., Barcelona,
Spain
Mateo MA (submitted) Annual excess of seagrass leaf carbon
production: elements for assessing and understanding the potential refractory accumulation derived from Posidonia oceanica in the Mediterranean. Limnol Oceanogr
Mateo MA, Renom P, Hemminga MA and Peene J (2001) Measurement of seagrass production using the
13 C stable isotope
compared with classical O 2 and
14 C methods. Mar Ecol Prog
Ser 223: 157–165
Mateo MA, Renom P, Juli` a R, Romero J and Michener R (2002)
An unexplored sedimentary record for the study of environmental change in Mediterranean coastal environments: Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile peats. Int At Energy Agency CS
Papers Ser 13/P: 163–173
Mateo MA and Romero J (1996) Evaluating seagrass leaf litter
decomposition: An experimental comparison between litterbag and oxygen-uptake methods. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 202:
97–106
Mateo MA and Romero J (1997) Detritus dynamics in the
seagrass Posidonia oceanica: Elements for an ecosystem
carbon and nutrient budget. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 151: 43–
53
Mateo MA, Romero J, Perez M, Littler MM and Littler DS (1997)
Dynamics of millenary organic deposits resulting from the
growth of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica.
Est Coast Shelf Sci 44: 103–110
Mateo MA (submitted) A semi-quantitative method to estimate
beach cast seagrass; the example of Alfacs Bay. J Exp Mar
Biol Ecol
Mateo MA, S´ anchez-Lizaso JL and Romero J (2003) Posidonia oceanica ’Banquettes’: A preliminary assessment of the
relevance for meadow carbon and nutrients budget. Est Coast
Shelf Sci 56: 85–90
McGlathery KJ (1995) Nutrient and grazing influences on a subtropical seagrass community. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 122: 239–
252
McRoy CP (1974) Seagrass productivity: Carbon uptake experiments in eelgrass, Zostera marina. Aquaculture 4: 131–137
McRoy CP and Helfferich C (1977) Seagrass Ecosystems: A
Scientific Perspective. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York
McRoy CP and McMillan C (1977) Production ecology and
physiology of seagrasses. In: McRoy CP and Helfferich C
(eds) Seagrass Ecosystems: A Scientific Perspective, pp 53–
81. Dekker, New York
Melillo JM, Aber JD and Muratore JM (1982) Nitrogen and
lignin control of hardwood leaf litter decomposition dynamics.
Ecology 63: 621–626
Melillo JM, Naiman RJ, Aber JD and Linkins AE (1984) Factors
controlling mass loss and nitrogen dynamics of plant litter
decaying in northern streams. Bull Mar Sci 35: 341–356
Middleburg JJ, Barranguet C, Boschker HTS, Herman PMJ,
Moens T and Heip CHR (2000) The fate of intertidal microphytobenthos carbon: An in situ
13 C-labeling study. Limnol
Oceanogr 45: 1224–1234
Middleton BA and Mckee KL (2001) Degradation of mangrove
tissues and implications for peat formation in Belizean island
forests. J Ecol 89: 818–828
Miller HL and Dunton KH (2003) Stable isotope
13 C and O 2
micro-optode alternatives for measuring photosynthesis in
marine seaweeds. Mar Ecol Prog Ser (in press)
Moncreiff CA and Sullivan MJ (2001) Trophic importance of
epiphytic algae in subtropical seagrass beds: Evidence from
multiple stable isotope analyses. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 215: 93–
106
Moncreiff CA, Sullivan MJ and Daehnick AE (1992) Primary
production dynamics in seagrass beds of Mississippi Sound:
The contributions of seagrass, epiphytic algae, sand microflora
and phytoplankton. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 87: 161–171
Moriarty DJW, Iverson RL and Pollard PC (1986) Exudation of
organic carbon by the seagrass Halodule wrightii Aschers. and
its effect on bacterial growth in the sediment. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 96: 115–126
Mukai H and Iijima (1996) Grazing effects of a gammaridean
Amphipoda, Ampithoe sp., on the seagrass, Syringodium
isoetifolium, and epiphytes in atropical seagrass bed of Fiji.
Ecol Res 10: 243–257
Mutchler T, Sullivan MJ and Fry B (2004) Potential of
14 Nisotope enrichment to resolve ambiguities in coastal trophic
relationships. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 266: 27–33
Ochieng CA and Erftemeijer PLA (1999) Accumulation of seagrass beach cast along the Kenyan coast: A quantitative assessment. Aquat Bot 65: 221–238
Olson JS (1963) Energy storage and the balance of producers
and decomposers in ecological systems. Ecology 44: 322–
331
Onuf CP (1994) Seagrasses, dredging and light in Laguna Madre,
Texas, U.S.A. Est Coast Shelf Sci 39: 75–91
Ottosen LMD, Risgaard-Petersen N, Nielsen LP and Dalsgaard
T (2001) Denitrification in exposed intertidal mud-flats, measured with a new
15 N-ammonium spray technique. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 209: 35–42
Pellikaan GC (1984) Laboratory experiments on eelgrass
(Zostera marina, L.) decomposition. Neth J Sea Res 18: 360–
383
M. A. Mateo, J. Cebri ´
an, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler
L´ opez NI, Duarte CM, Vallespin´ os F, Romero J and Alcoverro
T (1995a) Bacterial activity in seagrass (Posidonia oceanica)
sediments. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 187: 39–49
L´ opez P, Vidal M, lluch X and Morgu´ ı JA (1995b) Sediment
metabolism in a transition continental/marine area: The Albufera of Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). Mar Freshwater
Res 46: 45–53
L´ opez NI, Duarte CM, Vallespin´ os F, Romero J and Alcoverro
T (1998) The effect of nutrient additions on bacterial activity
in seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 224: 155–166
Lugo AE, Brown S and Brinson MM (1988) Forested wetlands
in freshwater and salt-water environments. Limnol Oceanogr
33: 894–909
Macia S and Lirman D (1999) Destruction of Florida Bay seagrasses by a grazing front of sea urchins. Bull Mar Sci 65:
593–601
Macintyre IG, Littler MM and Littler DS (1995) Holocene history of Tobacco Range, Belize, Central America. Atoll Res
Bull 430: 1–18
Mann KH (1988) Production and use of detritus in various
freshwater, estuarine and coastal marine ecosystems. Limnol
Oceanogr 33: 910–933
Marb` a N, Hemminga MA, Mateo MA, Duarte CM, Mass YEM,
Terrados J and Gacia E (2002) Carbon and nutrient translocation between seagrass ramets. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 226: 287–
300
Margalef R (1986) Ecolog´ ıa. Ediciones Omega, S. A., Barcelona,
Spain
Mateo MA (submitted) Annual excess of seagrass leaf carbon
production: elements for assessing and understanding the potential refractory accumulation derived from Posidonia oceanica in the Mediterranean. Limnol Oceanogr
Mateo MA, Renom P, Hemminga MA and Peene J (2001) Measurement of seagrass production using the
13 C stable isotope
compared with classical O 2 and
14 C methods. Mar Ecol Prog
Ser 223: 157–165
Mateo MA, Renom P, Juli` a R, Romero J and Michener R (2002)
An unexplored sedimentary record for the study of environmental change in Mediterranean coastal environments: Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile peats. Int At Energy Agency CS
Papers Ser 13/P: 163–173
Mateo MA and Romero J (1996) Evaluating seagrass leaf litter
decomposition: An experimental comparison between litterbag and oxygen-uptake methods. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 202:
97–106
Mateo MA and Romero J (1997) Detritus dynamics in the
seagrass Posidonia oceanica: Elements for an ecosystem
carbon and nutrient budget. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 151: 43–
53
Mateo MA, Romero J, Perez M, Littler MM and Littler DS (1997)
Dynamics of millenary organic deposits resulting from the
growth of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica.
Est Coast Shelf Sci 44: 103–110
Mateo MA (submitted) A semi-quantitative method to estimate
beach cast seagrass; the example of Alfacs Bay. J Exp Mar
Biol Ecol
Mateo MA, S´ anchez-Lizaso JL and Romero J (2003) Posidonia oceanica ’Banquettes’: A preliminary assessment of the
relevance for meadow carbon and nutrients budget. Est Coast
Shelf Sci 56: 85–90
McGlathery KJ (1995) Nutrient and grazing influences on a subtropical seagrass community. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 122: 239–
252
McRoy CP (1974) Seagrass productivity: Carbon uptake experiments in eelgrass, Zostera marina. Aquaculture 4: 131–137
McRoy CP and Helfferich C (1977) Seagrass Ecosystems: A
Scientific Perspective. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York
McRoy CP and McMillan C (1977) Production ecology and
physiology of seagrasses. In: McRoy CP and Helfferich C
(eds) Seagrass Ecosystems: A Scientific Perspective, pp 53–
81. Dekker, New York
Melillo JM, Aber JD and Muratore JM (1982) Nitrogen and
lignin control of hardwood leaf litter decomposition dynamics.
Ecology 63: 621–626
Melillo JM, Naiman RJ, Aber JD and Linkins AE (1984) Factors
controlling mass loss and nitrogen dynamics of plant litter
decaying in northern streams. Bull Mar Sci 35: 341–356
Middleburg JJ, Barranguet C, Boschker HTS, Herman PMJ,
Moens T and Heip CHR (2000) The fate of intertidal microphytobenthos carbon: An in situ
13 C-labeling study. Limnol
Oceanogr 45: 1224–1234
Middleton BA and Mckee KL (2001) Degradation of mangrove
tissues and implications for peat formation in Belizean island
forests. J Ecol 89: 818–828
Miller HL and Dunton KH (2003) Stable isotope
13 C and O 2
micro-optode alternatives for measuring photosynthesis in
marine seaweeds. Mar Ecol Prog Ser (in press)
Moncreiff CA and Sullivan MJ (2001) Trophic importance of
epiphytic algae in subtropical seagrass beds: Evidence from
multiple stable isotope analyses. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 215: 93–
106
Moncreiff CA, Sullivan MJ and Daehnick AE (1992) Primary
production dynamics in seagrass beds of Mississippi Sound:
The contributions of seagrass, epiphytic algae, sand microflora
and phytoplankton. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 87: 161–171
Moriarty DJW, Iverson RL and Pollard PC (1986) Exudation of
organic carbon by the seagrass Halodule wrightii Aschers. and
its effect on bacterial growth in the sediment. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 96: 115–126
Mukai H and Iijima (1996) Grazing effects of a gammaridean
Amphipoda, Ampithoe sp., on the seagrass, Syringodium
isoetifolium, and epiphytes in atropical seagrass bed of Fiji.
Ecol Res 10: 243–257
Mutchler T, Sullivan MJ and Fry B (2004) Potential of
14 Nisotope enrichment to resolve ambiguities in coastal trophic
relationships. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 266: 27–33
Ochieng CA and Erftemeijer PLA (1999) Accumulation of seagrass beach cast along the Kenyan coast: A quantitative assessment. Aquat Bot 65: 221–238
Olson JS (1963) Energy storage and the balance of producers
and decomposers in ecological systems. Ecology 44: 322–
331
Onuf CP (1994) Seagrasses, dredging and light in Laguna Madre,
Texas, U.S.A. Est Coast Shelf Sci 39: 75–91
Ottosen LMD, Risgaard-Petersen N, Nielsen LP and Dalsgaard
T (2001) Denitrification in exposed intertidal mud-flats, measured with a new
15 N-ammonium spray technique. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 209: 35–42
Pellikaan GC (1984) Laboratory experiments on eelgrass
(Zostera marina, L.) decomposition. Neth J Sea Res 18: 360–
383