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457
Bandeira SO (1997) Dynamics, biomass and total rhizome length
of the seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum at Inhaca Island,
Mozambique. Plant Ecol 130: 133–141
Bandeira SO (2002) Leaf production rates of Thalassodendron
ciliatum from rocky and sandy habitats. Aquat Bot 72: 13–24
Barnabas AD (1992) Bacteria on and within leaf blade epidermal
cells of the seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forssk) Den
Hartog. Aquat Bot 43: 257–266
Belegratis MR, Bitis I, Economou-Amilli A and Ott JA (1999)
Epiphytic patterns of macroalgal assemblages on Cystoseira
species (Fucales, Phaeophyta) in the east coast of Attica
(Aegean Sea, Greece). Hydrobiologia 412: 67–80
Belofsky GN, Jensen PR and Fenical W (1999) Sansalvamide:
A new cytotoxic cyclic depsipeptide produced by a marine
fungus of the genus Fusarium. Tetrahedron Lett 40: 2913–
2916
Bologna PAX and Heck KL (1999) Macrofaunal associations
with seagrass epiphytes. Relative importance of trophic and
structural characteristics. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 242: 21–39
Borowitzka MA and Lethbridge RC (1989) Seagrass epiphytes.
In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Seagrasses: With Special Reference to the Australasian Region,
pp 458–499. Elsevier/North Holland, Amsterdam
Borowitzka MA, Lethbridge RC and Charlton L (1990) Species
richness, spatial distribution and colonisation pattern of algal
and invertebrate epiphytes on the seagrass Amphibolis griffithii. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 64: 281–291
Borum J (1985) Development of epiphytic communities on eelgrass Zostera marina along a nutrient gradient in a Danish
estuary. Mar Biol 87: 211–218
Borum J (1987) Dynamics of epiphyton on eelgrass (Zostera
marina) leaves: Relative roles of algal growth, herbivory, and
substratum turnover. Limnol Oceanogr 32: 986–992
Bostr¨ om C and Mattila J (1999) The relative importance of food
and shelter for seagrass-associated invertebrates: A latitudinal
comparison of habitat choice by isopod grazers. Oecologia
(Berlin) 120: 162–170
Brouns JJWM and Heijs FML (1986) Production and biomass of
the seagrass Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle and its epiphytes.
Aquat Bot 25: 21–45
Brush MJ and Nixon SW (2002) Direct measurements of light
attenuation by epiphytes on eelgrass Zostera marina. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 238: 73–79
Buia MC, Cormaci M, Furnari G and Mazzella L (1985) Osservazioni sulla struttura delle praterie di Posidonia oceanica (L.)
Delile di campo Passero (Siracussa) e studio della macroflora
epifitia delle foglie. Boll Acc Gioenia Sci Nat Ital 18(326):
463–484
Buia MC, Zupo V and Mazzella L (1992) Primary production
and growth dynamics in Posidonia oceanica. PSZN I: Ecology
13: 2–16
Buia MC, Zupo V and Mazzella L (1996) Biodiversit` a della
comunit` a epifita delle foglie di Cymodocea nodosa di un prato
antistante l’isola d’Ishia (Golfo de Napoli). Biol Mar Mediterr
3: 136–142
Bulthuis DA and Woelkerling WJ (1983a) Biomass accumulation
and shading effects of epiphytes on leaves of the seagrass,
Heterozostera tasmanica, in Victoria, Australia. Aquat Bot
16: 137–148
Bulthuis DA and Woelkerling WJ (1983b) Seasonal variation
in standing crop, density and leaf growth rate of the seagrass,
Heterozostera tasmanica, in Western Port and Port Phillip Bay,
Victoria, Australia. Aquat Bot 16: 111–136
Cambridge ML, Chiffiugs AW, Brittan C, More L and McComb
AJ (1986) The loss of seagrass in Cockburn Sound, Western
Australia. II. Possible causes of seagrass decline. Aquat Bot
24: 269–285
Capone DG and Taylor BF (1977) Nitrogen fixation (Acetylene
Reduction) in the phyllosphere of Thalassia testudinum. Mar
Biol 40: 19–28
Carruthers TJB (1994) Leaf Production, Canopy Structure and
Light Climate in a Density-Manipulated Amphibolis griffithsii
Meadow, p 63. MSc, University of Western Australia, Perth
Casola E, Scardi M, Mazzella L and Fresi E (1987) Structure of
the epiphytic community of the Posidonia oceanica leaves in
a shallow meadow. PSZN I: Mar Ecol 8: 285–296
Cebri´ an J, Enriquez S, Fortes M, Agawin N, Vermaat JE and
Duarte CM (1999) Epiphyte accrual on Posidonia oceanica
(L.) Delile leaves: Implications for light absorption. Bot Mar
42: 123–128
Charters AC, Neushul M and Coon D (1973) The effect of water
motion on algal spore adhesion. Limnol Oceanogr 18: 884–
896
Cinelli F, Cormaci M, Furnari G and Mazzella L (1984) Epiphytic
macroflora of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile leaves around the
Island of Ischia (Gulf of Naples). In: Boudouresque CF, Jeudy
de Grissac A and Olivier J (eds) International Workshop on
Posidonia oceanica Beds, pp 91–99. GIS Posidonie Publishers, Marseille
Coleman VL and Burkholder JM (1994) Community structure
and productivity of epiphytic microalgae on eelgrass (Zostera
marina L) under water-column nitrate enrichment. J Exp Mar
Biol Ecol 179: 29–48
Colmenero LR and Lizaso JLS (1999) Effects of Calpensia nobilis (Esper 1976) (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata) on the seagrass
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Aquat Bot 62: 217–223
Cornelisen CD and Thomas FIM (2002) Ammonium uptake by
seagrass epiphytes: Isolation of the effects of water velocity
using an isotope label. Limnol Oceanogr 47: 1223–1229
Cullinane JJ, Mahoney O and Whelan P (1985) Algal epiphytes
of subtidal Zostera marina L. On the south coast of Ireland.
Cryptogam Algol 6: 239–251
Daume S, Brand-Gardner S and Woelkerling W (1999) Preferential settlement of abalone larvae: Diatom films vs. nongeniculate coralline red algae. Aquaculture 174: 243–254
Dixon LK (1999) Establishing light requirements for the seagrass
Thalassia testudinum: An example from Tampa Bay, Florida.
In: Bortone SA (ed) Seagrasses, Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management, pp 9–31. CRC Press, Boca Raton
Drake LA, Dobbs FC and Zimmerman RC (2003) Effects of epiphyte load on optical properties and photosynthetic potential
of the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum Banks ex K¨ onig and
Zostera marina L. Limnol Oceanogr 48: 456–463
Duarte CM (1995) Submerged aquatic vegetation in relation to
different nutrient regimes. Ophelia 41: 87–112
Ducker SC and Knox RB (1978) Alleloparasitism between a
seagrass and algae. Naturwissenschaften 65: 391–392
Duffy JE and Harvilicz AM (2001) Species-specific impacts of
grazing amphipods in an eelgrass-bed community. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 223: 201–211
Duffy JE, Macdonald KS, Rhode JM and Parker JD (2001)
Grazer diversity, functional redundancy, and productivity in
457
Bandeira SO (1997) Dynamics, biomass and total rhizome length
of the seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum at Inhaca Island,
Mozambique. Plant Ecol 130: 133–141
Bandeira SO (2002) Leaf production rates of Thalassodendron
ciliatum from rocky and sandy habitats. Aquat Bot 72: 13–24
Barnabas AD (1992) Bacteria on and within leaf blade epidermal
cells of the seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forssk) Den
Hartog. Aquat Bot 43: 257–266
Belegratis MR, Bitis I, Economou-Amilli A and Ott JA (1999)
Epiphytic patterns of macroalgal assemblages on Cystoseira
species (Fucales, Phaeophyta) in the east coast of Attica
(Aegean Sea, Greece). Hydrobiologia 412: 67–80
Belofsky GN, Jensen PR and Fenical W (1999) Sansalvamide:
A new cytotoxic cyclic depsipeptide produced by a marine
fungus of the genus Fusarium. Tetrahedron Lett 40: 2913–
2916
Bologna PAX and Heck KL (1999) Macrofaunal associations
with seagrass epiphytes. Relative importance of trophic and
structural characteristics. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 242: 21–39
Borowitzka MA and Lethbridge RC (1989) Seagrass epiphytes.
In: Larkum AWD, McComb AJ and Shepherd SA (eds) Seagrasses: With Special Reference to the Australasian Region,
pp 458–499. Elsevier/North Holland, Amsterdam
Borowitzka MA, Lethbridge RC and Charlton L (1990) Species
richness, spatial distribution and colonisation pattern of algal
and invertebrate epiphytes on the seagrass Amphibolis griffithii. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 64: 281–291
Borum J (1985) Development of epiphytic communities on eelgrass Zostera marina along a nutrient gradient in a Danish
estuary. Mar Biol 87: 211–218
Borum J (1987) Dynamics of epiphyton on eelgrass (Zostera
marina) leaves: Relative roles of algal growth, herbivory, and
substratum turnover. Limnol Oceanogr 32: 986–992
Bostr¨ om C and Mattila J (1999) The relative importance of food
and shelter for seagrass-associated invertebrates: A latitudinal
comparison of habitat choice by isopod grazers. Oecologia
(Berlin) 120: 162–170
Brouns JJWM and Heijs FML (1986) Production and biomass of
the seagrass Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle and its epiphytes.
Aquat Bot 25: 21–45
Brush MJ and Nixon SW (2002) Direct measurements of light
attenuation by epiphytes on eelgrass Zostera marina. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 238: 73–79
Buia MC, Cormaci M, Furnari G and Mazzella L (1985) Osservazioni sulla struttura delle praterie di Posidonia oceanica (L.)
Delile di campo Passero (Siracussa) e studio della macroflora
epifitia delle foglie. Boll Acc Gioenia Sci Nat Ital 18(326):
463–484
Buia MC, Zupo V and Mazzella L (1992) Primary production
and growth dynamics in Posidonia oceanica. PSZN I: Ecology
13: 2–16
Buia MC, Zupo V and Mazzella L (1996) Biodiversit` a della
comunit` a epifita delle foglie di Cymodocea nodosa di un prato
antistante l’isola d’Ishia (Golfo de Napoli). Biol Mar Mediterr
3: 136–142
Bulthuis DA and Woelkerling WJ (1983a) Biomass accumulation
and shading effects of epiphytes on leaves of the seagrass,
Heterozostera tasmanica, in Victoria, Australia. Aquat Bot
16: 137–148
Bulthuis DA and Woelkerling WJ (1983b) Seasonal variation
in standing crop, density and leaf growth rate of the seagrass,
Heterozostera tasmanica, in Western Port and Port Phillip Bay,
Victoria, Australia. Aquat Bot 16: 111–136
Cambridge ML, Chiffiugs AW, Brittan C, More L and McComb
AJ (1986) The loss of seagrass in Cockburn Sound, Western
Australia. II. Possible causes of seagrass decline. Aquat Bot
24: 269–285
Capone DG and Taylor BF (1977) Nitrogen fixation (Acetylene
Reduction) in the phyllosphere of Thalassia testudinum. Mar
Biol 40: 19–28
Carruthers TJB (1994) Leaf Production, Canopy Structure and
Light Climate in a Density-Manipulated Amphibolis griffithsii
Meadow, p 63. MSc, University of Western Australia, Perth
Casola E, Scardi M, Mazzella L and Fresi E (1987) Structure of
the epiphytic community of the Posidonia oceanica leaves in
a shallow meadow. PSZN I: Mar Ecol 8: 285–296
Cebri´ an J, Enriquez S, Fortes M, Agawin N, Vermaat JE and
Duarte CM (1999) Epiphyte accrual on Posidonia oceanica
(L.) Delile leaves: Implications for light absorption. Bot Mar
42: 123–128
Charters AC, Neushul M and Coon D (1973) The effect of water
motion on algal spore adhesion. Limnol Oceanogr 18: 884–
896
Cinelli F, Cormaci M, Furnari G and Mazzella L (1984) Epiphytic
macroflora of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile leaves around the
Island of Ischia (Gulf of Naples). In: Boudouresque CF, Jeudy
de Grissac A and Olivier J (eds) International Workshop on
Posidonia oceanica Beds, pp 91–99. GIS Posidonie Publishers, Marseille
Coleman VL and Burkholder JM (1994) Community structure
and productivity of epiphytic microalgae on eelgrass (Zostera
marina L) under water-column nitrate enrichment. J Exp Mar
Biol Ecol 179: 29–48
Colmenero LR and Lizaso JLS (1999) Effects of Calpensia nobilis (Esper 1976) (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata) on the seagrass
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Aquat Bot 62: 217–223
Cornelisen CD and Thomas FIM (2002) Ammonium uptake by
seagrass epiphytes: Isolation of the effects of water velocity
using an isotope label. Limnol Oceanogr 47: 1223–1229
Cullinane JJ, Mahoney O and Whelan P (1985) Algal epiphytes
of subtidal Zostera marina L. On the south coast of Ireland.
Cryptogam Algol 6: 239–251
Daume S, Brand-Gardner S and Woelkerling W (1999) Preferential settlement of abalone larvae: Diatom films vs. nongeniculate coralline red algae. Aquaculture 174: 243–254
Dixon LK (1999) Establishing light requirements for the seagrass
Thalassia testudinum: An example from Tampa Bay, Florida.
In: Bortone SA (ed) Seagrasses, Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management, pp 9–31. CRC Press, Boca Raton
Drake LA, Dobbs FC and Zimmerman RC (2003) Effects of epiphyte load on optical properties and photosynthetic potential
of the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum Banks ex K¨ onig and
Zostera marina L. Limnol Oceanogr 48: 456–463
Duarte CM (1995) Submerged aquatic vegetation in relation to
different nutrient regimes. Ophelia 41: 87–112
Ducker SC and Knox RB (1978) Alleloparasitism between a
seagrass and algae. Naturwissenschaften 65: 391–392
Duffy JE and Harvilicz AM (2001) Species-specific impacts of
grazing amphipods in an eelgrass-bed community. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 223: 201–211
Duffy JE, Macdonald KS, Rhode JM and Parker JD (2001)
Grazer diversity, functional redundancy, and productivity in