Chapter 24 Human Impacts on Seagrasses
589
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
den Hartog C and Polderman PJG (1975) Changes in the seagrass
populations of the Dutch Waddenzee. Aquat Bot 1: 141–147
Dennison WC and Alberte RS (1982) Photosynthetic responses
of Zostera marina (eelgrass) to in situ manipulations of light
intensity. Oecologia 55: 137–144
Dennison WC, Aller RC and Alberte RS (1987) Sediment ammonium availability and eelgrass (Zostera marina) growth.
Mar Biol 94: 469–477
Dennison WC, Orth RJ, Moore KA, Stevenson JC, Carter V,
Kollar S, Bergstrom PW and Batiuk RA (1993) Assessing
water quality with submerged aquatic vegetation. BioScience
43: 86–94
Dixon LK (1999) Establishing light requirements for the seagrass
Thalassia testudinum: An example for Tampa Bay, Florida.
In: Bortone SA (ed) Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology and Management, pp 9–31. CRC Press, Boca Raton,
FL
Doering PH and Chamberlain RH (1999) Experimental studies
on the salinity tolerance of Turtle Grass, Thalassia testudinum.
In: Bortone SA (ed) Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management, pp 81–98. CRC Press, Boca Raton,
FL
Duarte CM (1990) Seagrass nutrient content. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
67: 201–207
Duarte CM, Terrados J, Agawin NSR, Fortes MD, Bach S and
Kenworthy WJ (1997) Response of a mixed Philippine seagrass meadow to experimental burial. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 147:
285–294
El Jay A, Ducruet J-M, Duval J-C and Pelletier JP (1997) A
high sensitivity chlorophyll fluorescence assay for monitoring herbicide inhibition of photosystem II in the chlorophyte
Selenastrum capricornutum: Comparison with effect on cell
growth. Arch Hydrobiol 140: 273–286
Erftemeijer PLA (1994) Differences in nutrient concentrations
and resources between seagrass communities on carbonate and
terrigenous sediments in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bull Mar
Sci 54: 403–419
Erskine JM and Koch MS (2000) Sulfide effects on Thalassia testudinum carbon balance and adenylate energy charge. Aquat
Bot 67: 275–285
Fabris GJ, Harris JE and Smith JD (1982) Uptake of cadmium
by the seagrass Heterozostera tasmanica from Corio Bay and
Western Port, Victoria. Aust J Mar Freshwater Res 33: 829–
836
Flores-Verdugo FJ, Day JW Jr, Mee L and Briseno-Duenas R
(1988) Phytoplankton production and seasonal biomass variation of seagrass, Ruppia maritime L., in a tropical Mexican
lagoon with an ephemeral inlet. Estuaries 11: 51–56
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
Goodman JL, Moore KA and Dennison WC (1995) Photosynthetic responses of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) to light and
sediment sulfide in a shallow barrier island lagoon. Aquat Bot
50: 37–47
Gordon DM, Grey KA, Chase SC and Simpson CJ (1994)
Changes to the structure and productivity of a Posidonia sinuosa meadow during and after imposed shading. Aquat Bot 47:
265–275
Graney RL, Giesy JP and Clark JR (1995) Field Studies. In:
Rand GM (ed) Fundamentals of Aquatic Toxicology: Effects,
Environmental Fate, and Risk Assessment, pp 257–305. Taylor
and Francis, Washington
Grant-Gross Karweit M, Cronin WB and Schubel JR (1978) Suspended sediment discharge of the Susquehanna River to northern Chesapeake Bay, 1966 to 1976. Estuaries 1: 106–110
Hatcher AI and Larkum AWD (1982) The effects of short term
exposure to bass strait crude oil and Corexit 8667 on benthic
community metabolism in Posidonia australis Hook f. dominated microcosms. Aquat Bot 12: 219–227
Hauxwell J, Cebrian J, Furlong C and Valiela I (2001) Macroalgal
canopies contribute to eelgrass (Zostera marina) decline in
temperate estuarine ecosystems. Ecology 82: 1007–1022
Haynes D and Johnson JE (2000) Organochlorine, heavy metal
and polyaromatic hydrocarbon pollutant concentrations in the
Great Barrier Reef (Australia) environment: A review. Mar
Pollut Bull 41: 267–278
Haynes D, M¨ uller J and Carters S (2000a) Pesticide and herbicide
residues in sediments and seagrasses from the Great Barrier
Reef World Heritage Area and Queensland coast. Mar Pollut
Bull 41: 279–287
Haynes D, Ralph P, Prange J and Dennison W (2000b) The impact
of the herbicide Diuron on photosynthesis in three species of
tropical seagrass. Mar Pollut Bull 41: 288–293
Heyl MG (1992) Point and non-point source pollutant loading
assessment. In: Roat P, Ciccolella C, Smith H and Tomasko
D (eds) Sarasota Bay Framework for Action. Sarasota Bay
National Estuary Program, pp 12.1–12.9. Sarasota, FL
Higginson FR (1970) Ecological effects of pollution in Tuggerah
Lakes. Proc Ecol Soc Aust 5: 143–152
Hillman K, Lukatelich RJ, Bastyan G and McComb AJ (1991)
Water quality and seagrass biomass, productivity and epiphyte
load in Princess Royal Harbour, Oyster Harbour and King
George Sound. Technical Series 39, Environmental Protection
Authority. Perth, Western Australia
Hillman K, McComb AJ and Walker DI (1995) The distribution,
biomass and primary production of the seagrass Halophila
ovalis in the Swan/Canning Estuary, Western Australia. Aquat
Bot 51: 1–54
Holmer M and Bondgaard EJ (2001) Photosynthetic and growth
response of eelgrass to low oxygen and high sulfide concentrations during hypoxic events. Aquat Bot 70: 29–38
Howard S, Baker JM and Hiscock K (1989) The effects of oil
and dispersants on seagrasses in Milford Haven. In: Dicks B
(ed) Ecological Impacts of the Oil Industry, pp 61–98. John
Wiley and Sons Ltd, Chichester
Howarth RE, Billen G, Swaney D, Townsend A, Jaworski N, Lajtha K, Downing JA, Elmgren R, Caraco N, Jordan T, Berendse
F, Freney J, Kudeyarov V, Murdoch P and Zhao-Liang Z (1996)
Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & P fluxes for the
drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human
influences. Biogeochemistry 35: 75–139
Irvine I and Birch GF (1998) Distribution of heavy metals in
surficial sediments of Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales.
Aust J Earth Sci 45: 297–304
589
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
den Hartog C and Polderman PJG (1975) Changes in the seagrass
populations of the Dutch Waddenzee. Aquat Bot 1: 141–147
Dennison WC and Alberte RS (1982) Photosynthetic responses
of Zostera marina (eelgrass) to in situ manipulations of light
intensity. Oecologia 55: 137–144
Dennison WC, Aller RC and Alberte RS (1987) Sediment ammonium availability and eelgrass (Zostera marina) growth.
Mar Biol 94: 469–477
Dennison WC, Orth RJ, Moore KA, Stevenson JC, Carter V,
Kollar S, Bergstrom PW and Batiuk RA (1993) Assessing
water quality with submerged aquatic vegetation. BioScience
43: 86–94
Dixon LK (1999) Establishing light requirements for the seagrass
Thalassia testudinum: An example for Tampa Bay, Florida.
In: Bortone SA (ed) Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology and Management, pp 9–31. CRC Press, Boca Raton,
FL
Doering PH and Chamberlain RH (1999) Experimental studies
on the salinity tolerance of Turtle Grass, Thalassia testudinum.
In: Bortone SA (ed) Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management, pp 81–98. CRC Press, Boca Raton,
FL
Duarte CM (1990) Seagrass nutrient content. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
67: 201–207
Duarte CM, Terrados J, Agawin NSR, Fortes MD, Bach S and
Kenworthy WJ (1997) Response of a mixed Philippine seagrass meadow to experimental burial. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 147:
285–294
El Jay A, Ducruet J-M, Duval J-C and Pelletier JP (1997) A
high sensitivity chlorophyll fluorescence assay for monitoring herbicide inhibition of photosystem II in the chlorophyte
Selenastrum capricornutum: Comparison with effect on cell
growth. Arch Hydrobiol 140: 273–286
Erftemeijer PLA (1994) Differences in nutrient concentrations
and resources between seagrass communities on carbonate and
terrigenous sediments in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bull Mar
Sci 54: 403–419
Erskine JM and Koch MS (2000) Sulfide effects on Thalassia testudinum carbon balance and adenylate energy charge. Aquat
Bot 67: 275–285
Fabris GJ, Harris JE and Smith JD (1982) Uptake of cadmium
by the seagrass Heterozostera tasmanica from Corio Bay and
Western Port, Victoria. Aust J Mar Freshwater Res 33: 829–
836
Flores-Verdugo FJ, Day JW Jr, Mee L and Briseno-Duenas R
(1988) Phytoplankton production and seasonal biomass variation of seagrass, Ruppia maritime L., in a tropical Mexican
lagoon with an ephemeral inlet. Estuaries 11: 51–56
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
Goodman JL, Moore KA and Dennison WC (1995) Photosynthetic responses of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) to light and
sediment sulfide in a shallow barrier island lagoon. Aquat Bot
50: 37–47
Gordon DM, Grey KA, Chase SC and Simpson CJ (1994)
Changes to the structure and productivity of a Posidonia sinuosa meadow during and after imposed shading. Aquat Bot 47:
265–275
Graney RL, Giesy JP and Clark JR (1995) Field Studies. In:
Rand GM (ed) Fundamentals of Aquatic Toxicology: Effects,
Environmental Fate, and Risk Assessment, pp 257–305. Taylor
and Francis, Washington
Grant-Gross Karweit M, Cronin WB and Schubel JR (1978) Suspended sediment discharge of the Susquehanna River to northern Chesapeake Bay, 1966 to 1976. Estuaries 1: 106–110
Hatcher AI and Larkum AWD (1982) The effects of short term
exposure to bass strait crude oil and Corexit 8667 on benthic
community metabolism in Posidonia australis Hook f. dominated microcosms. Aquat Bot 12: 219–227
Hauxwell J, Cebrian J, Furlong C and Valiela I (2001) Macroalgal
canopies contribute to eelgrass (Zostera marina) decline in
temperate estuarine ecosystems. Ecology 82: 1007–1022
Haynes D and Johnson JE (2000) Organochlorine, heavy metal
and polyaromatic hydrocarbon pollutant concentrations in the
Great Barrier Reef (Australia) environment: A review. Mar
Pollut Bull 41: 267–278
Haynes D, M¨ uller J and Carters S (2000a) Pesticide and herbicide
residues in sediments and seagrasses from the Great Barrier
Reef World Heritage Area and Queensland coast. Mar Pollut
Bull 41: 279–287
Haynes D, Ralph P, Prange J and Dennison W (2000b) The impact
of the herbicide Diuron on photosynthesis in three species of
tropical seagrass. Mar Pollut Bull 41: 288–293
Heyl MG (1992) Point and non-point source pollutant loading
assessment. In: Roat P, Ciccolella C, Smith H and Tomasko
D (eds) Sarasota Bay Framework for Action. Sarasota Bay
National Estuary Program, pp 12.1–12.9. Sarasota, FL
Higginson FR (1970) Ecological effects of pollution in Tuggerah
Lakes. Proc Ecol Soc Aust 5: 143–152
Hillman K, Lukatelich RJ, Bastyan G and McComb AJ (1991)
Water quality and seagrass biomass, productivity and epiphyte
load in Princess Royal Harbour, Oyster Harbour and King
George Sound. Technical Series 39, Environmental Protection
Authority. Perth, Western Australia
Hillman K, McComb AJ and Walker DI (1995) The distribution,
biomass and primary production of the seagrass Halophila
ovalis in the Swan/Canning Estuary, Western Australia. Aquat
Bot 51: 1–54
Holmer M and Bondgaard EJ (2001) Photosynthetic and growth
response of eelgrass to low oxygen and high sulfide concentrations during hypoxic events. Aquat Bot 70: 29–38
Howard S, Baker JM and Hiscock K (1989) The effects of oil
and dispersants on seagrasses in Milford Haven. In: Dicks B
(ed) Ecological Impacts of the Oil Industry, pp 61–98. John
Wiley and Sons Ltd, Chichester
Howarth RE, Billen G, Swaney D, Townsend A, Jaworski N, Lajtha K, Downing JA, Elmgren R, Caraco N, Jordan T, Berendse
F, Freney J, Kudeyarov V, Murdoch P and Zhao-Liang Z (1996)
Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & P fluxes for the
drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human
influences. Biogeochemistry 35: 75–139
Irvine I and Birch GF (1998) Distribution of heavy metals in
surficial sediments of Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales.
Aust J Earth Sci 45: 297–304