Index
657
ecosystem, 159
persistence, 159
ecosystem autotrophic components, 177
ecosystem engineering, 193
ecosystem health, 527
ecosystem process rates, 466
ecosystem services, 123, 597
ecotones, 638
ecotypes, 6
edge effects, 638
educate resource managers, 605
Eelgrass, 265, 287
eelgrass, 288, 316
shoot distribution
predicted density, 317
predicted depth distribution, 317
shoot:root ratios, 313
eelgrass area, 289
eelgrass distribution
light models, 316
eelgrass leaves
optical properties, 263
eelgrass shoots, 264, 266, 309
effective quantum yield, 332
effect of roots on sulfate reduction, 148
effects of nutrient, 542
effects of reduced light, 577
effects of seagrass loss on fisheries, 520
effects of Seagrasses on Suspended Particle Load, 136
efficiency of space occupation, 273
efflux of oxygen, 236
Egeria densa, 264
Ekman layer, 196
elastic process, 299
electron acceptors, 145
electron cycling in PSII, 337
electron transport rate, 331, 333
elemental signatures, 524
elevated inflorescences, 121
Elkhorn Slough eelgrass
effect of enhanced CO2, 318
ellipsoid to spherical pollen grains, 76
Elodea-group, 11
Empirical method, 355
embryo, 77, 78
embryo sac, 77
empirical modeling, 585
endangered grazers, 288
endemic species, 602
endodermis, 56, 57
endosperm, 90, 103
endosperm nucleus, 102
energy dependent C i uptake, 325
energy flow, 488
energy-flow diagrams, 487
energy-flow webs, 468
engineering role, 151
Enhalus, 75, 99, 104
Enhalus acoroides, 12, 58, 62, 64, 75, 104, 275
enlarged aerenchyma system, 84
enrichment, 145
entomophily, 93
entry of the pollen tube, 77
environmental parameters, 2
environmental sieve, 122
Eocene, 7
ephydrophilous, 98, 104
ephydrophily, 93, 203
epidermal cells, 52, 56, 57, 66
epidermal wall ingrowths, 61
epidermis acting as the major photosynthetic site, 61
epidermis of the leaf blade, 63
epifaunal animals, 487
epifaunal demography, 487
epifaunal productivity, 487
epiphyte biomass, 448, 542
epiphytes, 70, 200, 231, 245, 316, 348, 424, 425, 441
algae, 160, 443, 448, 465
apico-basal distribution, 451
apico-basal pattern, 444
artificial seagrass, 451, 456
assemblage structure, 455
bacteria, 443
biomass and phenology, 447, 448, 552
biomass loading, 444
biomass of calcareous forms, 448
community structure, 447, 448
contribution to total biomass, 448
coralline algae, 444
cropping by mesograzers, 485
distribution and abundance, 442, 450
functional group patterns, 446
functional grouping, 445
fungi, 443
grazers, 455
herbivores, 247
effect on species compositions, abundance, 455
fish, 455
gastropods, 455
herbivores, 247
invertebrates
ascidious (tunicates), 448
bryozoans, 448
hydroids, 448
leaf growth, 451
leaves, 444
load, 444, 573
long-term studies, 451
macroalgae, 444
macroinvertebrates, 448
microhabitats, 444
motile epifauna
amphipods, 450
gastropods, 450
grazers, 450
N 2 -Fixation, 442
nutrient levels
eutrophication, 453
seagrass loss, 454
nutrient sinks, 442
optical properties, 319
organismal interactions, 454
657
ecosystem, 159
persistence, 159
ecosystem autotrophic components, 177
ecosystem engineering, 193
ecosystem health, 527
ecosystem process rates, 466
ecosystem services, 123, 597
ecotones, 638
ecotypes, 6
edge effects, 638
educate resource managers, 605
Eelgrass, 265, 287
eelgrass, 288, 316
shoot distribution
predicted density, 317
predicted depth distribution, 317
shoot:root ratios, 313
eelgrass area, 289
eelgrass distribution
light models, 316
eelgrass leaves
optical properties, 263
eelgrass shoots, 264, 266, 309
effective quantum yield, 332
effect of roots on sulfate reduction, 148
effects of nutrient, 542
effects of reduced light, 577
effects of seagrass loss on fisheries, 520
effects of Seagrasses on Suspended Particle Load, 136
efficiency of space occupation, 273
efflux of oxygen, 236
Egeria densa, 264
Ekman layer, 196
elastic process, 299
electron acceptors, 145
electron cycling in PSII, 337
electron transport rate, 331, 333
elemental signatures, 524
elevated inflorescences, 121
Elkhorn Slough eelgrass
effect of enhanced CO2, 318
ellipsoid to spherical pollen grains, 76
Elodea-group, 11
Empirical method, 355
embryo, 77, 78
embryo sac, 77
empirical modeling, 585
endangered grazers, 288
endemic species, 602
endodermis, 56, 57
endosperm, 90, 103
endosperm nucleus, 102
energy dependent C i uptake, 325
energy flow, 488
energy-flow diagrams, 487
energy-flow webs, 468
engineering role, 151
Enhalus, 75, 99, 104
Enhalus acoroides, 12, 58, 62, 64, 75, 104, 275
enlarged aerenchyma system, 84
enrichment, 145
entomophily, 93
entry of the pollen tube, 77
environmental parameters, 2
environmental sieve, 122
Eocene, 7
ephydrophilous, 98, 104
ephydrophily, 93, 203
epidermal cells, 52, 56, 57, 66
epidermal wall ingrowths, 61
epidermis acting as the major photosynthetic site, 61
epidermis of the leaf blade, 63
epifaunal animals, 487
epifaunal demography, 487
epifaunal productivity, 487
epiphyte biomass, 448, 542
epiphytes, 70, 200, 231, 245, 316, 348, 424, 425, 441
algae, 160, 443, 448, 465
apico-basal distribution, 451
apico-basal pattern, 444
artificial seagrass, 451, 456
assemblage structure, 455
bacteria, 443
biomass and phenology, 447, 448, 552
biomass loading, 444
biomass of calcareous forms, 448
community structure, 447, 448
contribution to total biomass, 448
coralline algae, 444
cropping by mesograzers, 485
distribution and abundance, 442, 450
functional group patterns, 446
functional grouping, 445
fungi, 443
grazers, 455
herbivores, 247
effect on species compositions, abundance, 455
fish, 455
gastropods, 455
herbivores, 247
invertebrates
ascidious (tunicates), 448
bryozoans, 448
hydroids, 448
leaf growth, 451
leaves, 444
load, 444, 573
long-term studies, 451
macroalgae, 444
macroinvertebrates, 448
microhabitats, 444
motile epifauna
amphipods, 450
gastropods, 450
grazers, 450
N 2 -Fixation, 442
nutrient levels
eutrophication, 453
seagrass loss, 454
nutrient sinks, 442
optical properties, 319
organismal interactions, 454