192
M. A. Mateo, J. Cebri ´
an, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler
Thayer GW, Bjorndal KA, Ogden JC, Williams SL and Zieman
JC (1984) Role of larger herbivores in seagrass communities.
Estuaries 7: 351–376
Tomasko DA and Dunton KH (1995) Primary productivity in
Halodule wrightii: A comparison of techniques based on daily
carbon budgets. Estuaries 18: 271–278
Touchette BW and Burkholder JM (2000) Overview of the physiological ecology of carbon metabolism in seagrasses. J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 250: 169–205
Valentine JF and Heck KL Jr (1991) The role of sea urchin
grazing in regulating subtropical seagrass meadows: Evidence
from field manipulations in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 154: 215–230
Valentine JF and Heck KL Jr (1999) Seagrass herbivory: Evidence for the continued grazing of marine grasses. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 176: 291–302
Valentine JF and Heck KL Jr (2001) The role of leaf nitrogen content in determining turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) grazing
by a generalized herbivore in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 258: 65–86
Valentine JF, Heck KL Jr, Kirsch KD and Webb D (2000)
Role of sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus grazing in regulating subtropical turtlegrass Thalassia testudinum meadows
in the Florida keys (USA). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 200: 213–
228
Valiela I (1995) Marine Ecological Processes (2nd edition).
Springer-Verlag, New York, USA
Valiela I, Wilson J, Buchsbaum R, Rietsma C, Bryant D, Foreman
K and Teal J (1984) Importance of chemical composition of
salt marsh litter on decay rates and feeding by detritivores.
Bull Mar Sci 35: 261–269
Velimirov B (1984) Grazing of Salpa salpa L. on Posidonia oceanica and utilization of soluble compounds. In:
Boudouresque CF, Grissac AJd and Olivier J (eds) I International Workshop on Posidonia oceanica Beds. 381–387. GIS
Posidonie, 1. Marseille, France
Velimirov B and Walenta-Simon M (1993) Bacterial growth rates
and productivity within a seagrass system: Seasonal variations in a Posidonia oceanica bed. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 96:
101–107
Vermaat JE, Hootsmans MJM and Nienhuis PH (1987) Seasonal
dynamics and leaf growth of Zostera noltii Hornem., a perennial intertidal seagrass. Aquat Bot 28: 287–299
Virnstein RW (1982) Leaf growth rate of the seagrass Halodule wrightii photographically measured in situ. Aquat Bot 12:
209–218
Vizzini S, Sar` a G, Mateo MA and Mazzola A (2003) δ
13 C and
δ
15 N variability in Posidonia oceanica associated with seasonality and plant fraction. Aquat Bot 76: 195–202
Walker DI and McComb AJ (1985) Decomposition of leaves
from Amphibolis antarctica (Labill.) Sonder et Aschers. and
Posidonia australis Hook. F., the major seagrass species
of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Bot Mar 28: 407–
413
Warner BG, Clymo RS and Tolonen K (1993) Implications of
peat accumulation at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick. Quaternary Res 39: 245–248
Welsh DT, Bartoli M, Nizzoli D, Castaldelli G, Riou SA and
Viaroli P (2000) Denitrification, nitrogen fixation, community
primary productivity and inorganic-N and oxygen fluxes in an
intertidal Zostera noltii meadow. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 208: 65–
77
West RJ and Larkum AWD (1979) Leaf productivity of the seagrass Posidonia australis in eastern Australian waters. Aquat
Bot 7: 57–65
Wetzel RL and Neckles HA (1986) A model of Zostera marina L. photosynthesis and growth: Simulated effects of selected physical–chemical variables and biological interactions.
Aquat Bot 26: 307–323
Williams SL (1988) Thalassia testudinum productivity and grazing by green turtles in a highly disturbed seagrass bed. Mar
Biol 98: 447–455
Winning MA, Connolly RM, Loneragan NR and Bunn SE (1999)
15 N enrichment as a method of separating the isotopic signatures of seagrass and its epiphytes for food web analysis. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 189: 289–294
Yamamuro M (1999) Importance of epiphytic cyanobacteria as
food sources for heterotrophs in a tropical seagrass bed. Coral
Reefs 18: 263–271
Ziegler S and Benner R (1998) Ecosystem metabolism in a subtropical, seagrass-dominated lagoon. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 173:
1–12
Ziegler S and Benner R (1999) Dissolved organic carbon cycling
in a subtropical seagrass-dominated lagoon. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
180: 149–160
Zieman JC (1974) Methods for the study of the growth and production of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum Konig. Aquaculture 4: 139–143
Zieman JC (1975) Quantitative and dynamic aspects of the ecology of turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum. In: Cronin LE (ed)
Estuarine Research, Vol 1, pp 541–562. Academic Press, New
York
Zieman JC (1982) The ecology of the seagrasses of south Florida:
A community profile. Biol. Serv. Program. U.S. Fish Wildl.
Serv. FWX/OBX/82/25
Zieman JC, Thayer G, Robblee M and Zieman R (1979) Production and export of seagrasses from a tropical bay. In: Livingston
RJ (ed) Ecological Processes in Coastal and Marine Systems,
pp 21–33. Plenum Press, New York
Zieman JC, Iverson RL and Ogden JC (1984) Herbivory effects
on Thalassia testudinum leaf growth and nitrogen content. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 15: 151–158
Zimmerman RC (2003) A biooptical model of irradiance distribution and photosynthesis in seagrass canopies. Limnol
Oceanogr 48: 568–585
Zimmerman RC, Smith RD and Alberte RS (1989) Thermal
acclimation and whole-plant carbon balance in Zostera marina
L. (eelgrass). J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 130: 93–109
M. A. Mateo, J. Cebri ´
an, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler
Thayer GW, Bjorndal KA, Ogden JC, Williams SL and Zieman
JC (1984) Role of larger herbivores in seagrass communities.
Estuaries 7: 351–376
Tomasko DA and Dunton KH (1995) Primary productivity in
Halodule wrightii: A comparison of techniques based on daily
carbon budgets. Estuaries 18: 271–278
Touchette BW and Burkholder JM (2000) Overview of the physiological ecology of carbon metabolism in seagrasses. J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 250: 169–205
Valentine JF and Heck KL Jr (1991) The role of sea urchin
grazing in regulating subtropical seagrass meadows: Evidence
from field manipulations in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 154: 215–230
Valentine JF and Heck KL Jr (1999) Seagrass herbivory: Evidence for the continued grazing of marine grasses. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 176: 291–302
Valentine JF and Heck KL Jr (2001) The role of leaf nitrogen content in determining turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) grazing
by a generalized herbivore in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 258: 65–86
Valentine JF, Heck KL Jr, Kirsch KD and Webb D (2000)
Role of sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus grazing in regulating subtropical turtlegrass Thalassia testudinum meadows
in the Florida keys (USA). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 200: 213–
228
Valiela I (1995) Marine Ecological Processes (2nd edition).
Springer-Verlag, New York, USA
Valiela I, Wilson J, Buchsbaum R, Rietsma C, Bryant D, Foreman
K and Teal J (1984) Importance of chemical composition of
salt marsh litter on decay rates and feeding by detritivores.
Bull Mar Sci 35: 261–269
Velimirov B (1984) Grazing of Salpa salpa L. on Posidonia oceanica and utilization of soluble compounds. In:
Boudouresque CF, Grissac AJd and Olivier J (eds) I International Workshop on Posidonia oceanica Beds. 381–387. GIS
Posidonie, 1. Marseille, France
Velimirov B and Walenta-Simon M (1993) Bacterial growth rates
and productivity within a seagrass system: Seasonal variations in a Posidonia oceanica bed. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 96:
101–107
Vermaat JE, Hootsmans MJM and Nienhuis PH (1987) Seasonal
dynamics and leaf growth of Zostera noltii Hornem., a perennial intertidal seagrass. Aquat Bot 28: 287–299
Virnstein RW (1982) Leaf growth rate of the seagrass Halodule wrightii photographically measured in situ. Aquat Bot 12:
209–218
Vizzini S, Sar` a G, Mateo MA and Mazzola A (2003) δ
13 C and
δ
15 N variability in Posidonia oceanica associated with seasonality and plant fraction. Aquat Bot 76: 195–202
Walker DI and McComb AJ (1985) Decomposition of leaves
from Amphibolis antarctica (Labill.) Sonder et Aschers. and
Posidonia australis Hook. F., the major seagrass species
of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Bot Mar 28: 407–
413
Warner BG, Clymo RS and Tolonen K (1993) Implications of
peat accumulation at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick. Quaternary Res 39: 245–248
Welsh DT, Bartoli M, Nizzoli D, Castaldelli G, Riou SA and
Viaroli P (2000) Denitrification, nitrogen fixation, community
primary productivity and inorganic-N and oxygen fluxes in an
intertidal Zostera noltii meadow. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 208: 65–
77
West RJ and Larkum AWD (1979) Leaf productivity of the seagrass Posidonia australis in eastern Australian waters. Aquat
Bot 7: 57–65
Wetzel RL and Neckles HA (1986) A model of Zostera marina L. photosynthesis and growth: Simulated effects of selected physical–chemical variables and biological interactions.
Aquat Bot 26: 307–323
Williams SL (1988) Thalassia testudinum productivity and grazing by green turtles in a highly disturbed seagrass bed. Mar
Biol 98: 447–455
Winning MA, Connolly RM, Loneragan NR and Bunn SE (1999)
15 N enrichment as a method of separating the isotopic signatures of seagrass and its epiphytes for food web analysis. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 189: 289–294
Yamamuro M (1999) Importance of epiphytic cyanobacteria as
food sources for heterotrophs in a tropical seagrass bed. Coral
Reefs 18: 263–271
Ziegler S and Benner R (1998) Ecosystem metabolism in a subtropical, seagrass-dominated lagoon. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 173:
1–12
Ziegler S and Benner R (1999) Dissolved organic carbon cycling
in a subtropical seagrass-dominated lagoon. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
180: 149–160
Zieman JC (1974) Methods for the study of the growth and production of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum Konig. Aquaculture 4: 139–143
Zieman JC (1975) Quantitative and dynamic aspects of the ecology of turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum. In: Cronin LE (ed)
Estuarine Research, Vol 1, pp 541–562. Academic Press, New
York
Zieman JC (1982) The ecology of the seagrasses of south Florida:
A community profile. Biol. Serv. Program. U.S. Fish Wildl.
Serv. FWX/OBX/82/25
Zieman JC, Thayer G, Robblee M and Zieman R (1979) Production and export of seagrasses from a tropical bay. In: Livingston
RJ (ed) Ecological Processes in Coastal and Marine Systems,
pp 21–33. Plenum Press, New York
Zieman JC, Iverson RL and Ogden JC (1984) Herbivory effects
on Thalassia testudinum leaf growth and nitrogen content. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 15: 151–158
Zimmerman RC (2003) A biooptical model of irradiance distribution and photosynthesis in seagrass canopies. Limnol
Oceanogr 48: 568–585
Zimmerman RC, Smith RD and Alberte RS (1989) Thermal
acclimation and whole-plant carbon balance in Zostera marina
L. (eelgrass). J Environ Mar Biol Ecol 130: 93–109