Chapter 9 Nutrients and Seagrasses
249
Burkholder JM, Mason KM and Glasgow HBJ (1992) Watercolumn nitrate enrichment promotes decline of eelgrass
Zostera marina: Evidence from seasonal mesocosm experiments. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 81: 163–178
Caffrey JM and Kemp WM (1990) Nitrogen cycling in sediments with estuarine populations of Potamogeton perfoliatus
and Zostera marina. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 66: 147–160
Cambridge ML and Hocking PJ (1997) Annual primary production and nutrients dynamics of the seagrasses Posidonia
sinuosa and Posidonia australis in south-western Australia.
Aquat Bot 59: 277–295
Cambridge ML and McComb J (1984) The loss of seagrases in
Cockburn Sound, western Australia. I. The time course and
magnitude of seagrass decline in relation to industrial development. Aquat Bot 20: 229–234
Capone DG (1982) Nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) by
rhizosphere sediments of the eelgrass Zostera marina. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 10: 67–75
Capone DG and Taylor BF (1980) N 2 fixation in the rhizosphere of Thalassia testudinum. Can J Microbiol 26: 998–
1005
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (1998) Patterns in leaf herbivory on
seagrasses. Aquat Bot 60: 67–82
Ceccherelli G and Cinelli F (1997) Short-term effects of nutrient enrichment of the sediment and interactions between the
seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the introduced green alga
Caulerpa taxifolia in a Mediterranean bay. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 217: 165–177
Ceccherelli G and Sechi N (2002) Nutrient availability in the
sediment and the reciprocal effects between the native seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the introduced rhizophytic alga
Caulerpa taxifolia. Hydrobiologia 474: 57–66
Chambers RM, Fourqurean JW, Mako SA and Hoppenot R (2001)
Biogeochemical effects of iron availability on primary producers in a shallow carbonate marine environment. Limnol
Oceanogr 46: 1278–1286
Chapin FS III and Kedrowski RA (1983) Seasonal change in
nitrogen and phosphorus fractions and autumn retranslocation in evergreen and deciduous taiga trees. Ecology 64: 373–
391
Chapman ARO and Craigie JS (1977) Seasonal growth in Laminaria longicruris: Relations with dissolved inorganic nutrients. Mar Biol 40: 197–205
Coleman VL and Burkholder JM (1995) Response of microalgal epiphyte communities to nitrate enrichment in an eelgrass
(Zostera marina) meadow. J Phycology 31: 36–43
Danovaro R (1996) Detritus–Bacteria–Meiofauna interactions in
seagrass bed (Posidonia oceanica) of the NW Mediterranean.
Mar Biol 127: 1–13
Danovaro R, Manini E and Fabiano M (2002) Exoenzymatic
activity and organic matter composition in sediments of the
northern Adriatic Sea: Response to a river plume. Microb Ecol
44: 235–251
Delgado O, Ruiz J, P´ erez M, Romero J and Ballesteros E (1999)
Effects of fish farming on seagrass (Posidonia Oceanica) in
a Mediterranean bay: Seagrass decline after organic loading
cessation. Oceanologica Acta 22: 109–117
Denny M and Wethey D (2001) Physical processes that generate
patterns in marine communities. In: Bertness MD, Gaines SM
and Hixon ME (eds) Marine Community Ecology, pp 3–37.
Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachussets
Derenne S and Largeau C (2001) A review of some important
families of refractory macromolecules: Composition, origin,
and fate in soils and sediments. Soil Sci 166: 833–847
Doddema H and Howari M (1983) In vivo nitrate reductase activity in the seagrass Halophila stipulacea from the Gulf of
Aqaba (Jordan). Bot Mar 26: 307–312
Duarte CM (1990) Seagrass nutrient content. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
67: 201–207
Duarte CM (1991) Allometric scaling of seagrass form and productivity. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 77: 289–300
Duarte CM (1995) Submerged aquatic vegetation in relation to
different nutrient regimes. Ophelia 41: 87–112
Duarte CM and Chiscano CL (1999) Seagrass biomass and production: A reassessment. Aquat Bot 65: 159–174
Duarte CM, Merino M and Gallegos M (1995) Evidence of iron
deficiency in seagrasses growing above carbonate sediments.
Limnol Oceanogr 40: 1153–1158
Dugdale RC and Goering JJ (1967) Uptake of new and regenerated forms of nitrogen in primary production. Limnol
Oceanogr 12: 196–206
Eppley RW and Peterson BJ (1979) Particulate organic matter
flux and planktonic new production in the deep ocean. Nature
282: 677–680
Erftemeijer PL and Middleburg JJ (1995) Mass balance constraints on nutrient cycling in tropical seagrass beds. Aquat
Bot 50: 21–36
Erftemeijer PLA, Stapel J, Smekens MJE and Drossaert WME
(1994) The limited effect of in situ phosphorus and nitrogen
additions to seagrass beds on carbonate and terrigenous sediments in south Sulawesi, Indonesia. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 182:
123–140
Escudero A, Del Arco JM, Sanz IC and Ayala J (1992) Effects of
leaf longevity and retranslocation efficiency on the retention
time of nutrients in the leaf biomass of different woody species.
Oecologia 90: 80–87
Eyre BD and Ferguson AJP (2002) Comparison of carbon production and decomposition, benthic nutrient fluxes and denitrification in seagrass, phytoplankton, benthic microalgae and
macroalgae-dominated warm-temperate Australian lagoons.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 229: 43–59
Ferrario-M´ eri S, Thibaud MC, Betsche T, Valadier MH and
Foyer C (1997) Modulation of carbon and nitrogen metabolism
and of nitrate reductase in untransformed and transformed Nicotiana plumbaginifolia during CO 2 enrichment of
plants grown in pots and in hydroponic culture. Planta 2002:
510–521
Fourqurean JW, Powell GVN, Kenworthy J and Zieman JC
(1995) The effects of long-term manipulation of nutrient supply on competition between the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii in Florida Bay. Oikos 70: 349–
358
Fourqurean JW, Zieman JC and Powell GVN (1992) Phosphorus limitation of primary production in Florida Bay: Evidence
from C:N:P ratios of the dominant seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Limnol Oceanogr 37: 162–171
Fresi E and Saggiomo V (1980). Phosphorus uptake and transfer
in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Rapports Comm Int Mer
Mediterran´ ee 27: 178–188
Gacia E, Duarte CM and Middelburg JJ (2002) Carbon and
nutrient deposition in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia
oceanica) meadow. Limnol Oceanogr 47: 23–32
249
Burkholder JM, Mason KM and Glasgow HBJ (1992) Watercolumn nitrate enrichment promotes decline of eelgrass
Zostera marina: Evidence from seasonal mesocosm experiments. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 81: 163–178
Caffrey JM and Kemp WM (1990) Nitrogen cycling in sediments with estuarine populations of Potamogeton perfoliatus
and Zostera marina. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 66: 147–160
Cambridge ML and Hocking PJ (1997) Annual primary production and nutrients dynamics of the seagrasses Posidonia
sinuosa and Posidonia australis in south-western Australia.
Aquat Bot 59: 277–295
Cambridge ML and McComb J (1984) The loss of seagrases in
Cockburn Sound, western Australia. I. The time course and
magnitude of seagrass decline in relation to industrial development. Aquat Bot 20: 229–234
Capone DG (1982) Nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) by
rhizosphere sediments of the eelgrass Zostera marina. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 10: 67–75
Capone DG and Taylor BF (1980) N 2 fixation in the rhizosphere of Thalassia testudinum. Can J Microbiol 26: 998–
1005
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (1998) Patterns in leaf herbivory on
seagrasses. Aquat Bot 60: 67–82
Ceccherelli G and Cinelli F (1997) Short-term effects of nutrient enrichment of the sediment and interactions between the
seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the introduced green alga
Caulerpa taxifolia in a Mediterranean bay. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 217: 165–177
Ceccherelli G and Sechi N (2002) Nutrient availability in the
sediment and the reciprocal effects between the native seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the introduced rhizophytic alga
Caulerpa taxifolia. Hydrobiologia 474: 57–66
Chambers RM, Fourqurean JW, Mako SA and Hoppenot R (2001)
Biogeochemical effects of iron availability on primary producers in a shallow carbonate marine environment. Limnol
Oceanogr 46: 1278–1286
Chapin FS III and Kedrowski RA (1983) Seasonal change in
nitrogen and phosphorus fractions and autumn retranslocation in evergreen and deciduous taiga trees. Ecology 64: 373–
391
Chapman ARO and Craigie JS (1977) Seasonal growth in Laminaria longicruris: Relations with dissolved inorganic nutrients. Mar Biol 40: 197–205
Coleman VL and Burkholder JM (1995) Response of microalgal epiphyte communities to nitrate enrichment in an eelgrass
(Zostera marina) meadow. J Phycology 31: 36–43
Danovaro R (1996) Detritus–Bacteria–Meiofauna interactions in
seagrass bed (Posidonia oceanica) of the NW Mediterranean.
Mar Biol 127: 1–13
Danovaro R, Manini E and Fabiano M (2002) Exoenzymatic
activity and organic matter composition in sediments of the
northern Adriatic Sea: Response to a river plume. Microb Ecol
44: 235–251
Delgado O, Ruiz J, P´ erez M, Romero J and Ballesteros E (1999)
Effects of fish farming on seagrass (Posidonia Oceanica) in
a Mediterranean bay: Seagrass decline after organic loading
cessation. Oceanologica Acta 22: 109–117
Denny M and Wethey D (2001) Physical processes that generate
patterns in marine communities. In: Bertness MD, Gaines SM
and Hixon ME (eds) Marine Community Ecology, pp 3–37.
Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachussets
Derenne S and Largeau C (2001) A review of some important
families of refractory macromolecules: Composition, origin,
and fate in soils and sediments. Soil Sci 166: 833–847
Doddema H and Howari M (1983) In vivo nitrate reductase activity in the seagrass Halophila stipulacea from the Gulf of
Aqaba (Jordan). Bot Mar 26: 307–312
Duarte CM (1990) Seagrass nutrient content. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
67: 201–207
Duarte CM (1991) Allometric scaling of seagrass form and productivity. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 77: 289–300
Duarte CM (1995) Submerged aquatic vegetation in relation to
different nutrient regimes. Ophelia 41: 87–112
Duarte CM and Chiscano CL (1999) Seagrass biomass and production: A reassessment. Aquat Bot 65: 159–174
Duarte CM, Merino M and Gallegos M (1995) Evidence of iron
deficiency in seagrasses growing above carbonate sediments.
Limnol Oceanogr 40: 1153–1158
Dugdale RC and Goering JJ (1967) Uptake of new and regenerated forms of nitrogen in primary production. Limnol
Oceanogr 12: 196–206
Eppley RW and Peterson BJ (1979) Particulate organic matter
flux and planktonic new production in the deep ocean. Nature
282: 677–680
Erftemeijer PL and Middleburg JJ (1995) Mass balance constraints on nutrient cycling in tropical seagrass beds. Aquat
Bot 50: 21–36
Erftemeijer PLA, Stapel J, Smekens MJE and Drossaert WME
(1994) The limited effect of in situ phosphorus and nitrogen
additions to seagrass beds on carbonate and terrigenous sediments in south Sulawesi, Indonesia. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 182:
123–140
Escudero A, Del Arco JM, Sanz IC and Ayala J (1992) Effects of
leaf longevity and retranslocation efficiency on the retention
time of nutrients in the leaf biomass of different woody species.
Oecologia 90: 80–87
Eyre BD and Ferguson AJP (2002) Comparison of carbon production and decomposition, benthic nutrient fluxes and denitrification in seagrass, phytoplankton, benthic microalgae and
macroalgae-dominated warm-temperate Australian lagoons.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 229: 43–59
Ferrario-M´ eri S, Thibaud MC, Betsche T, Valadier MH and
Foyer C (1997) Modulation of carbon and nitrogen metabolism
and of nitrate reductase in untransformed and transformed Nicotiana plumbaginifolia during CO 2 enrichment of
plants grown in pots and in hydroponic culture. Planta 2002:
510–521
Fourqurean JW, Powell GVN, Kenworthy J and Zieman JC
(1995) The effects of long-term manipulation of nutrient supply on competition between the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii in Florida Bay. Oikos 70: 349–
358
Fourqurean JW, Zieman JC and Powell GVN (1992) Phosphorus limitation of primary production in Florida Bay: Evidence
from C:N:P ratios of the dominant seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Limnol Oceanogr 37: 162–171
Fresi E and Saggiomo V (1980). Phosphorus uptake and transfer
in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Rapports Comm Int Mer
Mediterran´ ee 27: 178–188
Gacia E, Duarte CM and Middelburg JJ (2002) Carbon and
nutrient deposition in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia
oceanica) meadow. Limnol Oceanogr 47: 23–32