Chapter 17 Biology of Posidonia
405
Huisman JM, Sim CB and Walker DI (1999) A collection of deepwater plants from Rottnest Island. In: Walker DI and Wells FE
(eds) The Seagrass Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, pp 409–
421. WA Museum, Western Australia
Inglis GJ and Lincoln-Smith MP (1998) Synchronous flowering
of estuarine seagrass meadows. Aquat Bot 60: 37–48
Invers O, P´ erez M and Romero J (2002) Seasonal speciation in
temperate seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. J Exp Mar
Biol Ecol 273: 219–240
James PL and Larkum AWD (1996) Photosynthetic inorganic
carbon acquisition of Posidonia autralis. Aquat Bot 55: 149–
157
Jenkins GP, Black KP, Wheatley MJ and Hatton DN (1997) Temporal and spatial variability in recruitment of a temperate,
seagrass-associated fish is largely determined by physical process in the pre- and post-settlement phases. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
148: 23–35
Jennings S, Renones O, Marales-Nin B, Polunin NVC, Moranta
J and Coll J (1997) Spatial variation in the
15 N and
13 C stable isotope composition of plants, invertebrates and fishes
on Mediterranean reefs: implications for the study of trophic
pathways: Mar Ecol Prog Ser 146: 109–116
Jernakoff P and Nielsen J (1997) The relative importance of amphipod and gastropod grazers in Posidonia sinuosa meadows.
Aquat Bot 56: 183–202
Jernakoff P and Nielsen J (1998) Plant–animal associations in
two species of seagrasses in Western Australia. Aquat Bot 60:
359–376
Kendrick GA, Eckersley J and Walker DI (1999) Lanscapescale changes in seagrass distribution over time: A case study
of Success Bank, Western Australia. Aquat Bot 65: 293–309
Kendrick GA, Hegge BJ, Willie A, Davidson A and Lord DA
(2000) Changes in seagrass cover on Success and Parmelia
Banks, Western Australia between 1965 and 1995. Est Coast
Shelf Sci 50: 341–353
Kendrick GA, Aylward MJ, Hegge BJ, Cambridge ML, Hillman
K, Wyllie A and Lord DA (2002) Changes in seagrass coverage in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia between 1967 and
1999. Aquat Bot 73: 75–87
Kirkman H and Reid PD (1979) A study of the role of a seagrass
Posidonia australis in the carbon budget of an estuary. Aquat
Bot 7: 173
Kirkman H and Kuo J (1989) Seagrasses of the southern coast
Australia. In: Kuo JJS, Phillips R, Walker DI and Kirkman H
(eds) Seagrass Biology, pp 51–56. Proceedings on an International Workshop, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, 25–29th
January 1996. Faculty of Science, University of W.A.
Kirkman H and Walker DI (1989) Western Australian seagrass.
In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses
with Special Reference to the Australian Region, pp 157–181.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kirkman H and Kuo J (1990) Pattern and processes in southern
Western Australian seagrasses. Aquat Bot 37: 367–382
Klumpp DW and Nichols PD (1983) Utilization of the seagrass
Posidonia australis as food by the rock crab Nectocarcinus
integrifons (Labreille) (Crustacea:Decapoda:Portunidae). Mar
Biol Lett 4: 331–339
Klumpp DW and Van der Valk A (1984) Nutritional quality of
seagrasses (Posidonia australis and Heterozostera tasmanica):
Comparison between species and stages of decomposition.
Mar Biol Lett 5: 67–83
Klumpp DW, Howard RK and Pollard DA (1989) Trophodynamics and nutritional ecology of seagrass communities. In:
Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology
of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with
Special Reference to the Australian Region, pp 394–457. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kocak F, Balduzzi A and Benti HA (2002) Epiphytic bryozoan
community of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadow in
northern cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean) Ind J Mar Sci 30:
235–238
Kuo J and Cambridge ML (1984) A taxonomic study of the Posidonia ostenfeldii complex (Posidoniaceaea with description of
four new Australian seagrasses. Aquat Bot 20: 267–295
Kuo J and Kirkman H (1996) Seedling development of selected
Posidonia species from Southwest Australia. In: Kuo JJS,
Phillips R, Walker DI and Kirkman H (eds) Seagrass Biology,
pp 57–94. Proceedings on an International Workshop, Rottnest
Island, Western Australia, 25–29th January 1996. Faculty of
Science, University of W.A.
Kuo J and den Hartog C (2001) Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. In: Short FT and Coles RG (eds) Global
Seagrass Methods, pp 31–58. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Larkum AWD and Den Hartog C (1989) Evolution and biogeography of seagrasses. In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian
Region. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Larkum AWD and West RJ (1990) Long term changes of seagrass
meadows in Botany Bay, Australia. Aquat Bot 37: 55–70
Lavery PS and Vanderklift MA (2002) A comparison of spatial
and temporal patterns in epiphytic macroalgal assemblages of
the seagrasses Amphibolis griffithii assemblages and Posidonia coriacea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 236: 99–112
Lemmens S, Clapin G, Lavery P and Cary J (1996) The filtering
capacity of seagrass meadows and other habitats of Cockburn
Sound WA. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 75: 227–237
Lenanton RCJ, Robertson AI and Hanse JA (1982) Nearshore
accumulations of detached macrophytes as nusery area for
fish. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 9: 51–57
Lepoint G, Nyssen F, Gobert S, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM
(2000) Relative impact of seagrass bed and its adjacent epilitic
algal community in consumer diets. Mar Biol 136: 513–
518
Lepoint G, Millet S, Dauby P, Gobert S and Bouquegneau JM
(2002a) Annual nitrogen budget of the seagrass Posidonia
oceanica as determined by in situ uptake experiments. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 237: 87–96
Lepoint G, Defawe O, Gobert S, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM
(2002b) Experimental evidence for N recycling in the leaves
of seagrass Posidonia oceanica. J Sea Res 48: 173–179
Lepoint G, Dauby P, Fontaine M, Bouquegneau JM and Gobert
S (2003) Carbon and Nitrogen isotopic ratios of the seagrass
Posidonia oceanica: Depth-related variations. Bot Mar 46:
555–561
Lepoint G, Gobert S, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM (2004a)
Contributions of benthic and planktonic primary producers
to nitrate and ammonium uptakes fluxes in a nutrient-poor
405
Huisman JM, Sim CB and Walker DI (1999) A collection of deepwater plants from Rottnest Island. In: Walker DI and Wells FE
(eds) The Seagrass Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, pp 409–
421. WA Museum, Western Australia
Inglis GJ and Lincoln-Smith MP (1998) Synchronous flowering
of estuarine seagrass meadows. Aquat Bot 60: 37–48
Invers O, P´ erez M and Romero J (2002) Seasonal speciation in
temperate seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. J Exp Mar
Biol Ecol 273: 219–240
James PL and Larkum AWD (1996) Photosynthetic inorganic
carbon acquisition of Posidonia autralis. Aquat Bot 55: 149–
157
Jenkins GP, Black KP, Wheatley MJ and Hatton DN (1997) Temporal and spatial variability in recruitment of a temperate,
seagrass-associated fish is largely determined by physical process in the pre- and post-settlement phases. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
148: 23–35
Jennings S, Renones O, Marales-Nin B, Polunin NVC, Moranta
J and Coll J (1997) Spatial variation in the
15 N and
13 C stable isotope composition of plants, invertebrates and fishes
on Mediterranean reefs: implications for the study of trophic
pathways: Mar Ecol Prog Ser 146: 109–116
Jernakoff P and Nielsen J (1997) The relative importance of amphipod and gastropod grazers in Posidonia sinuosa meadows.
Aquat Bot 56: 183–202
Jernakoff P and Nielsen J (1998) Plant–animal associations in
two species of seagrasses in Western Australia. Aquat Bot 60:
359–376
Kendrick GA, Eckersley J and Walker DI (1999) Lanscapescale changes in seagrass distribution over time: A case study
of Success Bank, Western Australia. Aquat Bot 65: 293–309
Kendrick GA, Hegge BJ, Willie A, Davidson A and Lord DA
(2000) Changes in seagrass cover on Success and Parmelia
Banks, Western Australia between 1965 and 1995. Est Coast
Shelf Sci 50: 341–353
Kendrick GA, Aylward MJ, Hegge BJ, Cambridge ML, Hillman
K, Wyllie A and Lord DA (2002) Changes in seagrass coverage in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia between 1967 and
1999. Aquat Bot 73: 75–87
Kirkman H and Reid PD (1979) A study of the role of a seagrass
Posidonia australis in the carbon budget of an estuary. Aquat
Bot 7: 173
Kirkman H and Kuo J (1989) Seagrasses of the southern coast
Australia. In: Kuo JJS, Phillips R, Walker DI and Kirkman H
(eds) Seagrass Biology, pp 51–56. Proceedings on an International Workshop, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, 25–29th
January 1996. Faculty of Science, University of W.A.
Kirkman H and Walker DI (1989) Western Australian seagrass.
In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses
with Special Reference to the Australian Region, pp 157–181.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kirkman H and Kuo J (1990) Pattern and processes in southern
Western Australian seagrasses. Aquat Bot 37: 367–382
Klumpp DW and Nichols PD (1983) Utilization of the seagrass
Posidonia australis as food by the rock crab Nectocarcinus
integrifons (Labreille) (Crustacea:Decapoda:Portunidae). Mar
Biol Lett 4: 331–339
Klumpp DW and Van der Valk A (1984) Nutritional quality of
seagrasses (Posidonia australis and Heterozostera tasmanica):
Comparison between species and stages of decomposition.
Mar Biol Lett 5: 67–83
Klumpp DW, Howard RK and Pollard DA (1989) Trophodynamics and nutritional ecology of seagrass communities. In:
Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology
of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with
Special Reference to the Australian Region, pp 394–457. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kocak F, Balduzzi A and Benti HA (2002) Epiphytic bryozoan
community of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadow in
northern cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean) Ind J Mar Sci 30:
235–238
Kuo J and Cambridge ML (1984) A taxonomic study of the Posidonia ostenfeldii complex (Posidoniaceaea with description of
four new Australian seagrasses. Aquat Bot 20: 267–295
Kuo J and Kirkman H (1996) Seedling development of selected
Posidonia species from Southwest Australia. In: Kuo JJS,
Phillips R, Walker DI and Kirkman H (eds) Seagrass Biology,
pp 57–94. Proceedings on an International Workshop, Rottnest
Island, Western Australia, 25–29th January 1996. Faculty of
Science, University of W.A.
Kuo J and den Hartog C (2001) Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. In: Short FT and Coles RG (eds) Global
Seagrass Methods, pp 31–58. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Larkum AWD and Den Hartog C (1989) Evolution and biogeography of seagrasses. In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian
Region. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Larkum AWD and West RJ (1990) Long term changes of seagrass
meadows in Botany Bay, Australia. Aquat Bot 37: 55–70
Lavery PS and Vanderklift MA (2002) A comparison of spatial
and temporal patterns in epiphytic macroalgal assemblages of
the seagrasses Amphibolis griffithii assemblages and Posidonia coriacea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 236: 99–112
Lemmens S, Clapin G, Lavery P and Cary J (1996) The filtering
capacity of seagrass meadows and other habitats of Cockburn
Sound WA. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 75: 227–237
Lenanton RCJ, Robertson AI and Hanse JA (1982) Nearshore
accumulations of detached macrophytes as nusery area for
fish. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 9: 51–57
Lepoint G, Nyssen F, Gobert S, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM
(2000) Relative impact of seagrass bed and its adjacent epilitic
algal community in consumer diets. Mar Biol 136: 513–
518
Lepoint G, Millet S, Dauby P, Gobert S and Bouquegneau JM
(2002a) Annual nitrogen budget of the seagrass Posidonia
oceanica as determined by in situ uptake experiments. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 237: 87–96
Lepoint G, Defawe O, Gobert S, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM
(2002b) Experimental evidence for N recycling in the leaves
of seagrass Posidonia oceanica. J Sea Res 48: 173–179
Lepoint G, Dauby P, Fontaine M, Bouquegneau JM and Gobert
S (2003) Carbon and Nitrogen isotopic ratios of the seagrass
Posidonia oceanica: Depth-related variations. Bot Mar 46:
555–561
Lepoint G, Gobert S, Dauby P and Bouquegneau JM (2004a)
Contributions of benthic and planktonic primary producers
to nitrate and ammonium uptakes fluxes in a nutrient-poor