Chapter 17 Biology of Posidonia
403
Cambridge ML and Hocking PJ (1997) Annual primary production and nutrient dunamics of the seagrasses Posidonia sinuosa
and Posidonia australis in south-west Australia. Aquat Bot 59:
277–295
Cambridge ML and Lambers H (1998) Specific leaf area and
functional leaf anatomy in Western Australian seagrasses. In:
Lambers H, Poorter H and van Vuuren MMI (eds) Inherent Variation in Plant Growth: Physiological Mechanisms and
Ecological Consequences, pp 1–11. Backhuys Publ, Leiden,
The Netherlands
Cambridge ML, Chiffings AW, Brittan C, Moore L and McComb
AJ (1986) The loss of seagrasses in Cockburn Sound, Western
Australia. II. Possible causes of seagrass decline. Aquat Bot
24: 269–285
Cambridge ML, Bastyan GR and Walker DI (2002) Recovery
of Posidonia meadows in Oyster Harbour, southwestern Australia. Bull Mar Sci 71: 1279–1289
Campey ML, Waycott M and Kendrick GA (2000) Re-evaluating
species boundaries among members of the Posidonia ostenfeldii species complex (Posidoniaceae)—morphological and
genetic variation. Aquat Bot 66: 41–56
Campey ML, Kendrick GA and Walker DI (2002) Interannual
and small-scale variability in sexual reproduction of the seagrass Posidonia coriacea and Heterozostera tasmanica, southwestern Australia. Aquat Bot 74: 287–297
Caye G and Rossignol M (1983) Etude des variations
saisonni` eres de la croissance des feuilles et des racines de
Posidonia oceanica. Mar Biol 75: 79–88
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (2001) Detrital stocks and dynamics
of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile in the Spanish
Mediterranean. Aquat Bot 70: 295–309
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM, Marb` a N, Enriquez S, Gallegos M and
Olensen B (1996) Herbivory on Posidonia oceanica: Magnitude and variability in the Spanish Mediterranean. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 130: 147–155
Ceccherelli G and Cinelli F (1999) Effects of Posidonia oceanica
canopy on Caulerpa taxifolia size in a north-western Mediterranean bay. J Exp Mar Biol and Ecol 240: 19–36
Chisholm JRM, Fernex FE, Mathieu D and Jaubert JM (1997)
Wastewater discharge, seagrass decline and algal proliferation
on the Cˆ ote d’Azur. Mar Pollut Bull 34: 78–84
Copin-Mont´ egut G (1996) Chimie de l’eau de mer. Institut
oc´ eanographique, Paris
Danovaro R, Gambi C and Mirto S (2002) Meiofaunal production
and energy transfer efficiency in a seagrass Posidonia oceanica
bed in the western Mediterranean. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 234: 95–
104
Dauby P (1989) The stable carbon isotope ratios in benthic food
webs of the gulf of Calvi, Corsica. Continental Shelf Res 9:
181–195
Dauby P (1995) As 13C study of the feeding habits in Four
Mediterranean Leptomysis species (Crustacea: Mysidacea)
PSZNI Mar Ecol 16: 93–102
Dauby P, Bale AJ, Bloomer N, Canon C, Ling RD, Norro A,
Robertson JE, Simon A, Th´ eate JM, Watson AJ and Frankignoulle M (1995) Particulate fluxes over a Mediterranean seagrass bed: A one year case study. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 126:
233–246
De Falco G, Ferrari S, Cancemi G and Baroli M (2000) Relationship between sediment distribution and Posidonia oceanica
seagrass. Geo-Mar Lett 20: 50–57
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
Den Hartog C (1970) The Sea-grasses of the World. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde. Tweede Reeks, Deel 59, N
◦ 1. North
Holland publ, The Netherlands
Den Hartog C (1977) Structure, function, and classification in
seagrass communities. In: McRoy CP and Helfferich (eds) A
Scientific Perspective, pp 89–121. Marcel Dekker, New York
Deville X and Verlaque M (1995) Changes and degradation in
a Posidonia oceanica bed invaded by the introduced tropical
alga Caulerpa taxifolia in the North-Western Mediterranean.
Bot Mar 38: 79–87
Dosdat A, Gaumet F and Chartois H (1995) Marine aqua-culture
effluent monitoring: methodological approach to the evaluation of nitrogen and phosphorus excretion by Fish. Aquacultural Engineering 14: 59–84
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 (1999) Seagrass ecology at the turn of the milenium;
challenges for the new century. Aquat Bot 65: 7–20
Duarte, CM (2002) The future of the seagrass meadows. Environ
Cons 29: 192–206
Duarte CM and Cebri´ an J (1996) The fate of marine autotrophic
production. Limnol Oceanogr 41: 1758–1766
Duarte CM and Chiscano CL (1999) Seagrass biomass and production: A reassessment. Aquat Bot 66: 159–174
Dumay O, Fernandez C, and Pergent G (2002) Primary production and vegetative cycle in Posidonia oceanica when in competition with the green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa
racemosa. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 82: 379–387
Edgar GJ (1996) The distribution and diets of crabs associated
with seagrass and unvegetated habitats in Western Port, southeastern Australia. In: Kuo J, Phillips RC, Walker DI and Kirkman H (eds) Seagrass Biology Proceedings of an International
Workshop, pp 225–232. Faculty of Sciences, University of
Western Australia, Perth
Edgar GJ and Shaw C (1995a) The production and trophic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia.
1. Species richness, size-structure and production of fishes in
Western Port, Victoria. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 194: 53–81
Edgar GJ and Shaw C (1995b) The production and trophic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia.
2. Diets of fishes and trophic relationships between fishes and
benthos at Western port, Victoria. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 194:
83–106
Edgar GJ and Shaw C (1995c) The production and trophic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia.
3. General relationships between sediments, seagrasses, invertebrates and fishes. J Exp Mar Biol Ecoly 194: 107–131
Ferrat L (2001) R´ eactions de la phan´ erogame marine P. oceanica
en r´ eponse `
a des stress environnementaux, pp 1–161. PhD
Thesis Ecologie marine. Universit´ e de Corse
Fenchel T 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, Oxford
403
Cambridge ML and Hocking PJ (1997) Annual primary production and nutrient dunamics of the seagrasses Posidonia sinuosa
and Posidonia australis in south-west Australia. Aquat Bot 59:
277–295
Cambridge ML and Lambers H (1998) Specific leaf area and
functional leaf anatomy in Western Australian seagrasses. In:
Lambers H, Poorter H and van Vuuren MMI (eds) Inherent Variation in Plant Growth: Physiological Mechanisms and
Ecological Consequences, pp 1–11. Backhuys Publ, Leiden,
The Netherlands
Cambridge ML, Chiffings AW, Brittan C, Moore L and McComb
AJ (1986) The loss of seagrasses in Cockburn Sound, Western
Australia. II. Possible causes of seagrass decline. Aquat Bot
24: 269–285
Cambridge ML, Bastyan GR and Walker DI (2002) Recovery
of Posidonia meadows in Oyster Harbour, southwestern Australia. Bull Mar Sci 71: 1279–1289
Campey ML, Waycott M and Kendrick GA (2000) Re-evaluating
species boundaries among members of the Posidonia ostenfeldii species complex (Posidoniaceae)—morphological and
genetic variation. Aquat Bot 66: 41–56
Campey ML, Kendrick GA and Walker DI (2002) Interannual
and small-scale variability in sexual reproduction of the seagrass Posidonia coriacea and Heterozostera tasmanica, southwestern Australia. Aquat Bot 74: 287–297
Caye G and Rossignol M (1983) Etude des variations
saisonni` eres de la croissance des feuilles et des racines de
Posidonia oceanica. Mar Biol 75: 79–88
Cebri´ an J and Duarte CM (2001) Detrital stocks and dynamics
of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile in the Spanish
Mediterranean. Aquat Bot 70: 295–309
Cebri´ an J, Duarte CM, Marb` a N, Enriquez S, Gallegos M and
Olensen B (1996) Herbivory on Posidonia oceanica: Magnitude and variability in the Spanish Mediterranean. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 130: 147–155
Ceccherelli G and Cinelli F (1999) Effects of Posidonia oceanica
canopy on Caulerpa taxifolia size in a north-western Mediterranean bay. J Exp Mar Biol and Ecol 240: 19–36
Chisholm JRM, Fernex FE, Mathieu D and Jaubert JM (1997)
Wastewater discharge, seagrass decline and algal proliferation
on the Cˆ ote d’Azur. Mar Pollut Bull 34: 78–84
Copin-Mont´ egut G (1996) Chimie de l’eau de mer. Institut
oc´ eanographique, Paris
Danovaro R, Gambi C and Mirto S (2002) Meiofaunal production
and energy transfer efficiency in a seagrass Posidonia oceanica
bed in the western Mediterranean. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 234: 95–
104
Dauby P (1989) The stable carbon isotope ratios in benthic food
webs of the gulf of Calvi, Corsica. Continental Shelf Res 9:
181–195
Dauby P (1995) As 13C study of the feeding habits in Four
Mediterranean Leptomysis species (Crustacea: Mysidacea)
PSZNI Mar Ecol 16: 93–102
Dauby P, Bale AJ, Bloomer N, Canon C, Ling RD, Norro A,
Robertson JE, Simon A, Th´ eate JM, Watson AJ and Frankignoulle M (1995) Particulate fluxes over a Mediterranean seagrass bed: A one year case study. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 126:
233–246
De Falco G, Ferrari S, Cancemi G and Baroli M (2000) Relationship between sediment distribution and Posidonia oceanica
seagrass. Geo-Mar Lett 20: 50–57
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
Den Hartog C (1970) The Sea-grasses of the World. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde. Tweede Reeks, Deel 59, N
◦ 1. North
Holland publ, The Netherlands
Den Hartog C (1977) Structure, function, and classification in
seagrass communities. In: McRoy CP and Helfferich (eds) A
Scientific Perspective, pp 89–121. Marcel Dekker, New York
Deville X and Verlaque M (1995) Changes and degradation in
a Posidonia oceanica bed invaded by the introduced tropical
alga Caulerpa taxifolia in the North-Western Mediterranean.
Bot Mar 38: 79–87
Dosdat A, Gaumet F and Chartois H (1995) Marine aqua-culture
effluent monitoring: methodological approach to the evaluation of nitrogen and phosphorus excretion by Fish. Aquacultural Engineering 14: 59–84
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 (1999) Seagrass ecology at the turn of the milenium;
challenges for the new century. Aquat Bot 65: 7–20
Duarte, CM (2002) The future of the seagrass meadows. Environ
Cons 29: 192–206
Duarte CM and Cebri´ an J (1996) The fate of marine autotrophic
production. Limnol Oceanogr 41: 1758–1766
Duarte CM and Chiscano CL (1999) Seagrass biomass and production: A reassessment. Aquat Bot 66: 159–174
Dumay O, Fernandez C, and Pergent G (2002) Primary production and vegetative cycle in Posidonia oceanica when in competition with the green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa
racemosa. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 82: 379–387
Edgar GJ (1996) The distribution and diets of crabs associated
with seagrass and unvegetated habitats in Western Port, southeastern Australia. In: Kuo J, Phillips RC, Walker DI and Kirkman H (eds) Seagrass Biology Proceedings of an International
Workshop, pp 225–232. Faculty of Sciences, University of
Western Australia, Perth
Edgar GJ and Shaw C (1995a) The production and trophic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia.
1. Species richness, size-structure and production of fishes in
Western Port, Victoria. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 194: 53–81
Edgar GJ and Shaw C (1995b) The production and trophic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia.
2. Diets of fishes and trophic relationships between fishes and
benthos at Western port, Victoria. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 194:
83–106
Edgar GJ and Shaw C (1995c) The production and trophic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia.
3. General relationships between sediments, seagrasses, invertebrates and fishes. J Exp Mar Biol Ecoly 194: 107–131
Ferrat L (2001) R´ eactions de la phan´ erogame marine P. oceanica
en r´ eponse `
a des stress environnementaux, pp 1–161. PhD
Thesis Ecologie marine. Universit´ e de Corse
Fenchel T 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, Oxford