252
J. Romero, K.-S. Lee, M. P ´
erez, M. A. Mateo, and T. Alcoverro
Murray L, Dennison WC and Kemp WM (1992) Nitrogen versus
phosphorus limitation for growth of an estuarine population
of eelgrass (Zostera marina). Aquat Bot 44: 83–100
Neckles HA, Wetzel RL and Orth RJ (1993) Relative effects
of nutrient enrichment and grazing on epiphytes–macrophyte
(Zostera marina L.) dynamics. Oecologia 93: 285–295
Nelson TA and Waaland JR (1997) Seasonality of eelgrass, epiphyte, and grazer biomass and productivity in subtidal eelgrass
meadows subjected to moderate tidal amplitude. Aquat Bot 56:
51–74
O’Donohue MJ, Moriarty DJW and McRae IC (1991) Nitrogen fixation in sediments and the rhizosphere of the seagrass
Zostera capricorni. Microb Ecol 22: 53–64
Olson JS (1963) Energy storage and the balance of producers and decomposers in ecological systems. Ecology 44:
322–331
Orth RJ (1977) Effect of nutrient enrichment on growth of the eelgrass Zostera marina in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA.
Mar Biol 44: 187–194
Orth RJ and Moore KA (1983) Chesapeake Bay: An unprecedent decline in submerged aquatic vegetation. Science 222:
51–53
Ourry A, Gordon AJ and Macduff JH (1997) Nitrogen uptake and
assimilation in roots and root nodules. In: Foyer CH and Quick
WP (eds) A Molecular Approach to Primary Metabolism in
Higher Plants, pp 237–253. Taylor & Francis, Bristol
Pedersen MF and Borum J (1992) Nitrogen dynamics of eelgrass Zostera marina during a late summer period of high
growth and low nutrient availability. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 80:
65–73
Pedersen MF and Borum J (1993) An annual nitrogen budget for
a seagrass Zostera marina population. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 101:
169–177
Pedersen MF, Paling EI and Walker DI (1997) Nitrogen uptake
and allocation in the seagrass Amphibolis antartica. Aquat Bot
56: 105–117
Peduzzi P and Herndl GJ (1991) Decomposition of seagrass leaf
litter Cymodocea nodosa for the microbial food web in coastal
waters of Trieste northern Adriatic Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 71:
163–174
Pellikaan JC and Nienhuis PH (1988) Nutrient uptake and release
during growth and decomposition of eelgrassZostera marina
L. and its effects on the nutrient dynamics of Lake Grevelingen. Aquat Bot 30: 189–214
Penhale PA and Thayer GW (1980) Uptake and transfer of carbon and phosphorus by eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) and its
epiphytes. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 42: 113–123
P´ erez M, Duarte CM, Romero J, Sand-Jensen K and Alcoverro
T (1994) Growth plasticity in Cymodocea nodosa stands: The
importance of nutrient supply. Aquat Bot 47: 249–264
P´ erez M, Mateo MA, Alcoverro T and Romero J (2001) Variability in detritus stocks in beds of the seagrass Cymodocea
nodosa. Bot Mar 44: 523–531
P´ erez M and Romero J (1993) Preliminary data on alkaline phosphatase activity associated with Mediterranean seagrasses.
Bot Mar 36: 499–502
P´ erez M, Romero J, Duarte C and Sand-Jensen K (1991) Phosphorus limitation ofCymodocea nodosa growth. Mar Biol 109:
129–133
P´ erez-Llor´ ens JL (1991) Estimaciones de biomasa y contenido
interno de nutrientes, ecofisiolog´ ıa de la incorporaci´ on de carbono y f´ osforo en Zostera noltii Hornem. PhD Thesis. University of Malaga.
P´ erez-Llor´ ens JL, de Visscher P, Nienhuis PH and Niell FX
(1993) Light-dependent uptake, translocation and foliar release of phosphorus by the intertidal seagrass Zostera noltii
Hornem. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 166: 165–174
P´ erez-Llor´ ens JL and Niell FX (1995) Short-term phosphate
uptake kinetics in Zostera noltii Hornem: A comparison between excised leaves and sediment-rooted plants. Hydrobiologia 297: 17–27
Pergent G, Romero J, Pergent-Martini C, Mateo MA and
Boudouresque CF (1994) Primary production, stocks and
fluxes in the Mediterranean seagrass. Posidonia oceanica. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 106: 139–146
Pirc H and Wollenweber B (1988) Seasonal changes in nitrogen,
free amino acids, and C/N ratio in Mediterranean seagrasses.
PSZNI Mar Ecol 9: 167–179
Powell GVN, Kenworthy WJ and Fourqurean JW (1989) Experimental evidence for nutrient limitation of seagrass growth in
tropical estuary with restricted circulation. Bull Mar Sci 44:
324–340
Prange JA and Dennison WC (2000) Physiological responses
of five seagrass species to trace metals. Mar Pollut Bull 41:
327–336
Preen A (1995) Impacts of dugong foraging on seagrass habitats: Observational and experimental evidence for cultivation
grazing. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 124: 201–213
Pregnall AM, Smith RD and Alberte RS (1987) Glutamine synthetase activity and free amino acid pools of eelgrass (Zostera
marina L.) roots anoxia. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 106: 211–228
Raghothama KG (1999) Phosphate acquisition. Annu Rev Plant
Physiol Plant Mol Biol 50: 665–693
Reich PB, Ellsworth DS and Uhl C (1995) Leaf carbon and nutrient assimilation and conservation in species of differing successional status in an oligotrophic Amazonian forest. Funct
Ecol 9: 65–76
Risgaard-Petersen N, Dalsgaard T, Rysgaard S, Christensen PB,
Borum J, McGlathery K and Nielsen LP (1998) Nitrogen balance of a temperate eelgrass Zostera marina bed. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 174: 281–291
Romero J (1989) Seasonal pattern of Posidonia oceanica production: Growth, age and renewal of leaves. In: Boudouresque CF,
Meinesz A, Fresi E and Gravez V (eds) International Workshop
on Posidonia Beds, pp 63–68. GIS Posidonie 2, Marseille.
Romero J, P´ erez M, Alcoverro T, Mateo MA and S´ anchezLizaso JL (1998). Production ecology of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows in Nueva Tabarca Marine Reserve:
Growth, biomass and nutrient stocks along a bathymetric gradient. Oecol Aquat 11: 113–123
Romero J, P´ erez M, Mateo MA and Sala E (1994) The belowground organs of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia
oceanica as a biogeochemical sink. Aquat Bot 47: 13–19
Romero J, Pergent G, Pergent-Martini C, Mateo MA and Regnier C (1992) The detritic compartment in a Posidonia oceanica meadow: Litter features, decomposition rates and mineral
stocks. PSZNI Mar Ecol 13: 69–83
Roth NC and Pregnall AM (1988) Nitrate reductase activity in
Zostera marina. Mar Biol 99: 457–463
Ruiz J, P´ erez M and Romero J (2001) Effects of fish farm loading on seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) distribution, growth and
photosynthesis. Mar Pollut Bull 42: 749–760
J. Romero, K.-S. Lee, M. P ´
erez, M. A. Mateo, and T. Alcoverro
Murray L, Dennison WC and Kemp WM (1992) Nitrogen versus
phosphorus limitation for growth of an estuarine population
of eelgrass (Zostera marina). Aquat Bot 44: 83–100
Neckles HA, Wetzel RL and Orth RJ (1993) Relative effects
of nutrient enrichment and grazing on epiphytes–macrophyte
(Zostera marina L.) dynamics. Oecologia 93: 285–295
Nelson TA and Waaland JR (1997) Seasonality of eelgrass, epiphyte, and grazer biomass and productivity in subtidal eelgrass
meadows subjected to moderate tidal amplitude. Aquat Bot 56:
51–74
O’Donohue MJ, Moriarty DJW and McRae IC (1991) Nitrogen fixation in sediments and the rhizosphere of the seagrass
Zostera capricorni. Microb Ecol 22: 53–64
Olson JS (1963) Energy storage and the balance of producers and decomposers in ecological systems. Ecology 44:
322–331
Orth RJ (1977) Effect of nutrient enrichment on growth of the eelgrass Zostera marina in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA.
Mar Biol 44: 187–194
Orth RJ and Moore KA (1983) Chesapeake Bay: An unprecedent decline in submerged aquatic vegetation. Science 222:
51–53
Ourry A, Gordon AJ and Macduff JH (1997) Nitrogen uptake and
assimilation in roots and root nodules. In: Foyer CH and Quick
WP (eds) A Molecular Approach to Primary Metabolism in
Higher Plants, pp 237–253. Taylor & Francis, Bristol
Pedersen MF and Borum J (1992) Nitrogen dynamics of eelgrass Zostera marina during a late summer period of high
growth and low nutrient availability. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 80:
65–73
Pedersen MF and Borum J (1993) An annual nitrogen budget for
a seagrass Zostera marina population. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 101:
169–177
Pedersen MF, Paling EI and Walker DI (1997) Nitrogen uptake
and allocation in the seagrass Amphibolis antartica. Aquat Bot
56: 105–117
Peduzzi P and Herndl GJ (1991) Decomposition of seagrass leaf
litter Cymodocea nodosa for the microbial food web in coastal
waters of Trieste northern Adriatic Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 71:
163–174
Pellikaan JC and Nienhuis PH (1988) Nutrient uptake and release
during growth and decomposition of eelgrassZostera marina
L. and its effects on the nutrient dynamics of Lake Grevelingen. Aquat Bot 30: 189–214
Penhale PA and Thayer GW (1980) Uptake and transfer of carbon and phosphorus by eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) and its
epiphytes. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 42: 113–123
P´ erez M, Duarte CM, Romero J, Sand-Jensen K and Alcoverro
T (1994) Growth plasticity in Cymodocea nodosa stands: The
importance of nutrient supply. Aquat Bot 47: 249–264
P´ erez M, Mateo MA, Alcoverro T and Romero J (2001) Variability in detritus stocks in beds of the seagrass Cymodocea
nodosa. Bot Mar 44: 523–531
P´ erez M and Romero J (1993) Preliminary data on alkaline phosphatase activity associated with Mediterranean seagrasses.
Bot Mar 36: 499–502
P´ erez M, Romero J, Duarte C and Sand-Jensen K (1991) Phosphorus limitation ofCymodocea nodosa growth. Mar Biol 109:
129–133
P´ erez-Llor´ ens JL (1991) Estimaciones de biomasa y contenido
interno de nutrientes, ecofisiolog´ ıa de la incorporaci´ on de carbono y f´ osforo en Zostera noltii Hornem. PhD Thesis. University of Malaga.
P´ erez-Llor´ ens JL, de Visscher P, Nienhuis PH and Niell FX
(1993) Light-dependent uptake, translocation and foliar release of phosphorus by the intertidal seagrass Zostera noltii
Hornem. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 166: 165–174
P´ erez-Llor´ ens JL and Niell FX (1995) Short-term phosphate
uptake kinetics in Zostera noltii Hornem: A comparison between excised leaves and sediment-rooted plants. Hydrobiologia 297: 17–27
Pergent G, Romero J, Pergent-Martini C, Mateo MA and
Boudouresque CF (1994) Primary production, stocks and
fluxes in the Mediterranean seagrass. Posidonia oceanica. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 106: 139–146
Pirc H and Wollenweber B (1988) Seasonal changes in nitrogen,
free amino acids, and C/N ratio in Mediterranean seagrasses.
PSZNI Mar Ecol 9: 167–179
Powell GVN, Kenworthy WJ and Fourqurean JW (1989) Experimental evidence for nutrient limitation of seagrass growth in
tropical estuary with restricted circulation. Bull Mar Sci 44:
324–340
Prange JA and Dennison WC (2000) Physiological responses
of five seagrass species to trace metals. Mar Pollut Bull 41:
327–336
Preen A (1995) Impacts of dugong foraging on seagrass habitats: Observational and experimental evidence for cultivation
grazing. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 124: 201–213
Pregnall AM, Smith RD and Alberte RS (1987) Glutamine synthetase activity and free amino acid pools of eelgrass (Zostera
marina L.) roots anoxia. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 106: 211–228
Raghothama KG (1999) Phosphate acquisition. Annu Rev Plant
Physiol Plant Mol Biol 50: 665–693
Reich PB, Ellsworth DS and Uhl C (1995) Leaf carbon and nutrient assimilation and conservation in species of differing successional status in an oligotrophic Amazonian forest. Funct
Ecol 9: 65–76
Risgaard-Petersen N, Dalsgaard T, Rysgaard S, Christensen PB,
Borum J, McGlathery K and Nielsen LP (1998) Nitrogen balance of a temperate eelgrass Zostera marina bed. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 174: 281–291
Romero J (1989) Seasonal pattern of Posidonia oceanica production: Growth, age and renewal of leaves. In: Boudouresque CF,
Meinesz A, Fresi E and Gravez V (eds) International Workshop
on Posidonia Beds, pp 63–68. GIS Posidonie 2, Marseille.
Romero J, P´ erez M, Alcoverro T, Mateo MA and S´ anchezLizaso JL (1998). Production ecology of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows in Nueva Tabarca Marine Reserve:
Growth, biomass and nutrient stocks along a bathymetric gradient. Oecol Aquat 11: 113–123
Romero J, P´ erez M, Mateo MA and Sala E (1994) The belowground organs of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia
oceanica as a biogeochemical sink. Aquat Bot 47: 13–19
Romero J, Pergent G, Pergent-Martini C, Mateo MA and Regnier C (1992) The detritic compartment in a Posidonia oceanica meadow: Litter features, decomposition rates and mineral
stocks. PSZNI Mar Ecol 13: 69–83
Roth NC and Pregnall AM (1988) Nitrate reductase activity in
Zostera marina. Mar Biol 99: 457–463
Ruiz J, P´ erez M and Romero J (2001) Effects of fish farm loading on seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) distribution, growth and
photosynthesis. Mar Pollut Bull 42: 749–760