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Index
Dicliny, 91
dictyosomes, 64
die-off, 267
diel, 516
diel changes, 265, 266, 576
diel changes in pH, 142
diel changes in temperature and light levels, 140
diet mixing, 481
differences in nutritional quality, 480
diffuse attenuation coefficient, 300
upward scattered light, 354
vertical component, 354
diffuse inherent optical properties, 356
diffusion, 199, 201, 203
diffusion coefficients, 259
diffusion of oxygen, 255
diffusional sublayer, 195
diffusive boundary layer (DBL), 195, 198, 230, 259, 324
effect of epiphytes, 260
effect of water flow, 260
thickness, 260
nutrient uptake, 230
diffusive sub-layers, 200
digestive cellulose, 469
dioecious, 70, 94, 419
dioecious species, 93
dioecy, 90, 105
dioecy, monoecy, 113
Diplanthera, 8
direct and indirect impacts of mesograzers on, 484
direct effect, 538
direct grazing on seagrasses, 468
direct particle trapping, 136
discriminating palate, 480
Disease, 287, 371
dislodgement, 201
dispersal, 36, 104, 115, 205, 421, 522, 609
dispersal and dormancy characteristics, 112
dispersal distances, 119, 121, 115
dispersal Processes, 126
dispersants, 570, 583
disperse long distances, 609
dissolution of inorganic pools, 150
dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), 179, 140
dissolved organic carbon (DOC), 139, 338
dissolved organic compounds, 179
dissolved Organic Matter, 139
dissolved organic substances, 350
dissolved oxygen (DO), 140
distinct erect stem, 52
distribution, 15, 316, 388, 551
distribution and abundance, 450
distributional limit, 388
Disturbance Dynamics, 606
disturbance response strategies, 26
disturbances, 204, 213, 214, 282, 284
diurnal Fluctuations of Photosynthesis, 333
diuron, 579
diversity, 503
diversity of seagrass ecosystem services, 597
diversity, algal-based, systems, 486
Diving-PAM, 330
DNA, 388
DNA markers, 25
DNA sequences, 45
DOC
C/N ratio, 139
coastal biogeochemistry, 139
coastal ecosystems, 139
enhancement of bacteria, 139
exudation, 139
fluxes, 139
net production, 139
ocean production, 139
seasonal effects, 139
Thalassia testudinum, 139
DOC fluxes, 140
DOM, 139, 140
Domning, 463
dormancy, 80
dormant seeds, 104, 204
dormant shoot, 417
dormant stage, 93
dose response, 586
down-regulation of photon energy, 337
downwelling irradiance, 311, 351
drag, 195, 200, 201, 207
dynamic, 195
form, 195
friction, 195
pressure, 195
velocity profile, 196
viscous, 195
dredging, 374
drift algae, 424, 425
drifting and Epiphytic Algae, 426
dugongs, 204, 288, 631
dugongs and manatees, 466
dynamic equilibrium, 559
dynamic pressure, 194
dynamic properties of seagrass patch formation,
283
dynamic Seagrass Responses, 480
dynamics, 271
seagrass ecosystems, 271
dynamics of seagrass ecosystems, 271, 284
dynamics of the genets, 431
earlier centuries, 545
East Africa, 13
echinoderm, 429
ecological engineers, 483
ecological implications of seagrass biodiversity, 603
ecological processes, 25, 597
ecological services, 123, 597
ecology, 183
ecology, 361, 370
economic value, 599
ecophysiology
nutrient effects, 572
ecophysiology of herbicides, 579
ecophysiology of nutrient effects, 572
Index
Dicliny, 91
dictyosomes, 64
die-off, 267
diel, 516
diel changes, 265, 266, 576
diel changes in pH, 142
diel changes in temperature and light levels, 140
diet mixing, 481
differences in nutritional quality, 480
diffuse attenuation coefficient, 300
upward scattered light, 354
vertical component, 354
diffuse inherent optical properties, 356
diffusion, 199, 201, 203
diffusion coefficients, 259
diffusion of oxygen, 255
diffusional sublayer, 195
diffusive boundary layer (DBL), 195, 198, 230, 259, 324
effect of epiphytes, 260
effect of water flow, 260
thickness, 260
nutrient uptake, 230
diffusive sub-layers, 200
digestive cellulose, 469
dioecious, 70, 94, 419
dioecious species, 93
dioecy, 90, 105
dioecy, monoecy, 113
Diplanthera, 8
direct and indirect impacts of mesograzers on, 484
direct effect, 538
direct grazing on seagrasses, 468
direct particle trapping, 136
discriminating palate, 480
Disease, 287, 371
dislodgement, 201
dispersal, 36, 104, 115, 205, 421, 522, 609
dispersal and dormancy characteristics, 112
dispersal distances, 119, 121, 115
dispersal Processes, 126
dispersants, 570, 583
disperse long distances, 609
dissolution of inorganic pools, 150
dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), 179, 140
dissolved organic carbon (DOC), 139, 338
dissolved organic compounds, 179
dissolved Organic Matter, 139
dissolved organic substances, 350
dissolved oxygen (DO), 140
distinct erect stem, 52
distribution, 15, 316, 388, 551
distribution and abundance, 450
distributional limit, 388
Disturbance Dynamics, 606
disturbance response strategies, 26
disturbances, 204, 213, 214, 282, 284
diurnal Fluctuations of Photosynthesis, 333
diuron, 579
diversity, 503
diversity of seagrass ecosystem services, 597
diversity, algal-based, systems, 486
Diving-PAM, 330
DNA, 388
DNA markers, 25
DNA sequences, 45
DOC
C/N ratio, 139
coastal biogeochemistry, 139
coastal ecosystems, 139
enhancement of bacteria, 139
exudation, 139
fluxes, 139
net production, 139
ocean production, 139
seasonal effects, 139
Thalassia testudinum, 139
DOC fluxes, 140
DOM, 139, 140
Domning, 463
dormancy, 80
dormant seeds, 104, 204
dormant shoot, 417
dormant stage, 93
dose response, 586
down-regulation of photon energy, 337
downwelling irradiance, 311, 351
drag, 195, 200, 201, 207
dynamic, 195
form, 195
friction, 195
pressure, 195
velocity profile, 196
viscous, 195
dredging, 374
drift algae, 424, 425
drifting and Epiphytic Algae, 426
dugongs, 204, 288, 631
dugongs and manatees, 466
dynamic equilibrium, 559
dynamic pressure, 194
dynamic properties of seagrass patch formation,
283
dynamic Seagrass Responses, 480
dynamics, 271
seagrass ecosystems, 271
dynamics of seagrass ecosystems, 271, 284
dynamics of the genets, 431
earlier centuries, 545
East Africa, 13
echinoderm, 429
ecological engineers, 483
ecological implications of seagrass biodiversity, 603
ecological processes, 25, 597
ecological services, 123, 597
ecology, 183
ecology, 361, 370
economic value, 599
ecophysiology
nutrient effects, 572
ecophysiology of herbicides, 579
ecophysiology of nutrient effects, 572