Index
E u (Z ), 354
f -ratio, 243
K -functions, 300
K d , 352
K u , 352
N x , 279
P max , 312, 316
canopy, 316
effect of CO2 enrichment, 316
effect of pH, 316
β-carboxylation mechanism, 329
F/F
m , 333
δ
13 C ratios in seagrasses, 326
δ
15 N, 177
δ
13 C, 174
δ
13 C values, 523
δ
13 C, δ
15 N, 174
δ
34 S, 174
κ light attenuation
increasing depth, 353
13 C,
14 C, and O 2 methods, 162
14 C uptake methods, 162
A sexual Propagation, 630
a surge zone, 362
abiotic and biotic elements, 121
above-ground biomass, 448
above-ground production, 160
absence of special morphological characters,
19
absorptance, 298, 309
absorption, 295, 336, 351
absorption coefficient, 309
absorption cross-section, 328
absorption factor, 336
abundance, 455, 503, 509, 511
abundances and species richness among estuaries,
515
accretion of sediments, 576
desiccation, 576
accumulation
elemental sulfur, 149
metals, 581
nutrients, 80
toxic plant metabolites, 267
Achaeus cranchii, 399
achene, 77
acidification of the cell wall, 326
acoustic telemetry, 640
acropetal transport, 234
active HCO
−
3 uptake system, 325
adaptive benefits, 466
adaptive traits, breeding system, 26
Adriatic Sea, 285
advection, 196, 201, 203
aerenchyma, 59, 63, 67, 255, 263, 324, 337
internal stomata, 67
aerial photography, 347
aerobic respiration, 255
Africa, 9, 13
age of a leaf blade, 335
age structure data, 280
air lacunae, 56, 63, 65, 66, 67
internal stomata, 67
pores, 65
septa, 65
air–water interface, 295, 351
airborne imaging spectrometry, 348
airborne Sensors, 347
Algae, 443, 507
algal mats, 295
algal overgrowth, 543
algal production, 161
algal-dominated states, 489
Alismatanae, 1
Alismatid phylogeny, 29
Alismatidae, 26
Alismatiflorae, 1
alkaline phosphatase, 228, 229
allopatric isolating mechanisms in, 89
allozymes, 104, 423
alternate ecosystem states, 489
Alternate Stable States, 489
Alternative models, 538
altitudinal range, 2
ambient irradiance, 415
amino acids, 229, 233, 234, 242
ammonia, 145
Ammonification, 237
ammonification, 241
ammonium, 396, 571, 574
Amphibolis, 10, 79, 100, 104
Amphibolis antarctica, 62, 66, 72, 79, 230
Amphibolis antarctica, 10
Amphibolis griffithii, 10, 79, 81
Viviparous seeds, 79
Amphibolis zosteraefolia, 10
Amphilolis
antarctica, 10
griffithii, 10
Zosteraefolia, 10
amphipod, 450
amphipod dispersal, 638
amphipods, 399, 454, 485
Ampithoe longimana, 488
ampithoid amphipods, 485
anaerobiosis, 267
analytical inversion methods, 356
analytical model, 353
anatomy, 51, 52, 57, 60, 70, 83
E u (Z ), 354
f -ratio, 243
K -functions, 300
K d , 352
K u , 352
N x , 279
P max , 312, 316
canopy, 316
effect of CO2 enrichment, 316
effect of pH, 316
β-carboxylation mechanism, 329
F/F
m , 333
δ
13 C ratios in seagrasses, 326
δ
15 N, 177
δ
13 C, 174
δ
13 C values, 523
δ
13 C, δ
15 N, 174
δ
34 S, 174
κ light attenuation
increasing depth, 353
13 C,
14 C, and O 2 methods, 162
14 C uptake methods, 162
A sexual Propagation, 630
a surge zone, 362
abiotic and biotic elements, 121
above-ground biomass, 448
above-ground production, 160
absence of special morphological characters,
19
absorptance, 298, 309
absorption, 295, 336, 351
absorption coefficient, 309
absorption cross-section, 328
absorption factor, 336
abundance, 455, 503, 509, 511
abundances and species richness among estuaries,
515
accretion of sediments, 576
desiccation, 576
accumulation
elemental sulfur, 149
metals, 581
nutrients, 80
toxic plant metabolites, 267
Achaeus cranchii, 399
achene, 77
acidification of the cell wall, 326
acoustic telemetry, 640
acropetal transport, 234
active HCO
−
3 uptake system, 325
adaptive benefits, 466
adaptive traits, breeding system, 26
Adriatic Sea, 285
advection, 196, 201, 203
aerenchyma, 59, 63, 67, 255, 263, 324, 337
internal stomata, 67
aerial photography, 347
aerobic respiration, 255
Africa, 9, 13
age of a leaf blade, 335
age structure data, 280
air lacunae, 56, 63, 65, 66, 67
internal stomata, 67
pores, 65
septa, 65
air–water interface, 295, 351
airborne imaging spectrometry, 348
airborne Sensors, 347
Algae, 443, 507
algal mats, 295
algal overgrowth, 543
algal production, 161
algal-dominated states, 489
Alismatanae, 1
Alismatid phylogeny, 29
Alismatidae, 26
Alismatiflorae, 1
alkaline phosphatase, 228, 229
allopatric isolating mechanisms in, 89
allozymes, 104, 423
alternate ecosystem states, 489
Alternate Stable States, 489
Alternative models, 538
altitudinal range, 2
ambient irradiance, 415
amino acids, 229, 233, 234, 242
ammonia, 145
Ammonification, 237
ammonification, 241
ammonium, 396, 571, 574
Amphibolis, 10, 79, 100, 104
Amphibolis antarctica, 62, 66, 72, 79, 230
Amphibolis antarctica, 10
Amphibolis griffithii, 10, 79, 81
Viviparous seeds, 79
Amphibolis zosteraefolia, 10
Amphilolis
antarctica, 10
griffithii, 10
Zosteraefolia, 10
amphipod, 450
amphipod dispersal, 638
amphipods, 399, 454, 485
Ampithoe longimana, 488
ampithoid amphipods, 485
anaerobiosis, 267
analytical inversion methods, 356
analytical model, 353
anatomy, 51, 52, 57, 60, 70, 83