658
Index
grazer–epiphyte interactions, 454
grazing & predation, 454
other biota, 456
overgrowth, 246
periphyton, 444
photosynthesis, 442
physical factors, 452
boundary layer, 452
cascading effects, 452
light, 452
skimming flow, 452
temperature, 452
Water motion, 452
physiology, 456
protozoa, 443
rhizome assemblages, 456
role, 441
seasonality, 450
sediment formers
carbonates, 442
site-to-site differences, 445
spatial patterns, 445
species composition, 444
species numbers, 445
stems, 444
succession, 450, 451
top–down control, 455
epiphytes = periphyton, 199
Erasmus Darwin stanza on seagrasses, 602
erosion, 213, 214, 598
erosion of sediments, 210
erosion rates, 559
escape, or Janzen-Connell hypothesis, 115
essential elements, 227
essential fish habitat (EFH), 611
establishment in marine habitats, 84
establishment of a seedling, 123
estuarine, 371
estuary, 216, 513
ethical positions, 600
ETR, 333
eukaryotic algae, 325
Europe, Mauritania, 6
eurysaline, 2
Eutrophication, 150, 163, 228, 247, 248, 401, 430, 454, 488, 559,
568, 569, 571, 607
ammonium, 571
industrial development, 559
nitrate, 571
phosphate, 571
Evidence for Direct Grazing, 478
evolution, 617
evolution of seagrass genera, 16
evolutionary ecology, 90
evolutionary perspective, 466
evolutionary processes, 25
evolutionary relatedness, 26
evolutionary time, 545
exchangeable, 241
exine, 91, 96
experimental fertilization, 243
export, 168, 169, 175, 239
export of below-ground parts, 169
external CA, 325
extractive, 595
Exudates, 179
Exudation, 179, 338
facilitation, 483
facultative mutualism, 485
fall velocity, 121
family Zosteraceae, 361
Farfantepenaeus duorarum, 523
Fast Repetition Rate (FRR) fluorometer, 330
fate of fisheries, 517
fate of production, 163, 164
faunal Assemblages, 429
faunal assemblages
Faunal assemblages
Thalassia, 428
faunal Interactions, 632
faunal recruitment, 208
faunal relationships, 640
Fe-bound, 241
female flower, 71, 74
fertilization, 101
fetch, 197, 215
fiber bundles, 57
fiber cells, 66
Fick’s first law, 199, 259
field experiments, 491
field radiance, 296
filamentous pollen, 76, 84, 102, 204
filiform pollen, 96, 98, 101, 105
filling, 374
filter, 371
Filter feeders in seagrass beds, 398, 455
Fish, 205, 399, 503
abundance, 511–514
dependence on adjacent habitats, 514
dependence on patchiness, 513
diel changes, 516
different temporal scales, 516
impact of seagrass loss, 517
indicators, 527
Inter-annual Variability, 517
landscape scale, 512
large spatial scales, 511
loss of seagrass habitat, 518
predation rates, 510
support downstream, 522
temporal scales, 516
tidal effects, 517
artificial vs natural seagrass, 506
biogeographic Scales, 515
biogeographic scales, 528
conceptual model, 514
conservation, 524
dependence on seagrass characteristics, 511
dependent on Seagrass species, 505
feeding habitats, 505
future research, 527
Index
grazer–epiphyte interactions, 454
grazing & predation, 454
other biota, 456
overgrowth, 246
periphyton, 444
photosynthesis, 442
physical factors, 452
boundary layer, 452
cascading effects, 452
light, 452
skimming flow, 452
temperature, 452
Water motion, 452
physiology, 456
protozoa, 443
rhizome assemblages, 456
role, 441
seasonality, 450
sediment formers
carbonates, 442
site-to-site differences, 445
spatial patterns, 445
species composition, 444
species numbers, 445
stems, 444
succession, 450, 451
top–down control, 455
epiphytes = periphyton, 199
Erasmus Darwin stanza on seagrasses, 602
erosion, 213, 214, 598
erosion of sediments, 210
erosion rates, 559
escape, or Janzen-Connell hypothesis, 115
essential elements, 227
essential fish habitat (EFH), 611
establishment in marine habitats, 84
establishment of a seedling, 123
estuarine, 371
estuary, 216, 513
ethical positions, 600
ETR, 333
eukaryotic algae, 325
Europe, Mauritania, 6
eurysaline, 2
Eutrophication, 150, 163, 228, 247, 248, 401, 430, 454, 488, 559,
568, 569, 571, 607
ammonium, 571
industrial development, 559
nitrate, 571
phosphate, 571
Evidence for Direct Grazing, 478
evolution, 617
evolution of seagrass genera, 16
evolutionary ecology, 90
evolutionary perspective, 466
evolutionary processes, 25
evolutionary relatedness, 26
evolutionary time, 545
exchangeable, 241
exine, 91, 96
experimental fertilization, 243
export, 168, 169, 175, 239
export of below-ground parts, 169
external CA, 325
extractive, 595
Exudates, 179
Exudation, 179, 338
facilitation, 483
facultative mutualism, 485
fall velocity, 121
family Zosteraceae, 361
Farfantepenaeus duorarum, 523
Fast Repetition Rate (FRR) fluorometer, 330
fate of fisheries, 517
fate of production, 163, 164
faunal Assemblages, 429
faunal assemblages
Faunal assemblages
Thalassia, 428
faunal Interactions, 632
faunal recruitment, 208
faunal relationships, 640
Fe-bound, 241
female flower, 71, 74
fertilization, 101
fetch, 197, 215
fiber bundles, 57
fiber cells, 66
Fick’s first law, 199, 259
field experiments, 491
field radiance, 296
filamentous pollen, 76, 84, 102, 204
filiform pollen, 96, 98, 101, 105
filling, 374
filter, 371
Filter feeders in seagrass beds, 398, 455
Fish, 205, 399, 503
abundance, 511–514
dependence on adjacent habitats, 514
dependence on patchiness, 513
diel changes, 516
different temporal scales, 516
impact of seagrass loss, 517
indicators, 527
Inter-annual Variability, 517
landscape scale, 512
large spatial scales, 511
loss of seagrass habitat, 518
predation rates, 510
support downstream, 522
temporal scales, 516
tidal effects, 517
artificial vs natural seagrass, 506
biogeographic Scales, 515
biogeographic scales, 528
conceptual model, 514
conservation, 524
dependence on seagrass characteristics, 511
dependent on Seagrass species, 505
feeding habitats, 505
future research, 527