Index
659
growth, 509
different temporal scales, 516
seagrass vs marshes, 509
growth in seagrass beds, 506
growth rates, 507
influence of patch shape, 512
Juvenile survival, 507
large scale patterns, 509
links to fisheries, 517
management, 524
movement
tagging methods, 523
tissue assays, 523
occasional residents, 504
patch scale variables, 510
permanent residents, 504
predation rates, 506
regional studies, 515
sampling
regional scales, 528
seagrass vs algal habitats, 507
seagrass vs mangrove, 507
seagrass vs marshes, 508
seagrass vs non-vegetated habitats, 506
seagrass vs other habitats, 505
spatial scales, 509
fish abundance, 509
summary of important factors, 510
species composition and density, 514
survival, 512
dependence on patch size, 512
temporary residents, 504
tidal inundation patterns, 509
tropical vs temperate, 515
use of seagrass beds, 503
fish grazers, 455
fish Habitat Areas (FHA), 611
fish predation, 537
fisheries, 503, 597
conservation, 524
effect of seagrass loss, 518
Influence of seagrass on adjacent areas,
522
management, 524
seagrass health, 527
seagrass loss, 528
seagrass Restoration, 526
fisheries management plans (FMP), 611
fishes, 429
fishing practices, 284, 374
fishing pressure, 478
flavone, 18
fleshy pericarp, 77
float to the water surface, 75
Floatation, 90, 100, 104
floating female flowers of Enhalus, 77
floral development, 70, 74
floral structure, 74
Florida Bay, 289, 517, 551, 560
abundance of seagrasses, 561
restoration efforts, 560
Florida Keys, 426
flounder, 370
flow
see fluid dynamics, 193
flow intensification, 206
flow visualization, 99
flower, 3, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 70, 73, 74, 203, 204, 393
carpellate, 95
Cymodocea, 74
dioecious, 94
monoecious, 94
Posidoniaceae, 74
staminate, 95
dioecious, 70
ellipsoid to spherical pollen, 74
Enhalus, 74
female flower, 70
female flower anatomy
hypanthium, 72
ovary, 72
pedicel, 72
spathe, 72
stigma, 72
styles, 72
tepals, 72
thread-like pollen, 72
floating flower, 74
floral development, 70
floral development, 74
grappling apparatus, 70
male flower anatomy
anthers, 73
Halodule uninervis, 73
Halophila beccarii, 73
Halophila ovalis, 73
Heterozostera nigricaulis, 73
pedicel, 73
Posidonia australis, 73
sperm nucleus, 73
stomata, 73
Syringodium isoetifolium, 73
Tepper, 73
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 73
thread like pollen, 73
vegetative nuclei, 73
pollen
collar wall, 76
embryo sac, 76
flowering, 76
intine exine, 76
micropyle synergid, 76
pollen filaments, 76
pollen germinate, 76
pollen ultrastructure, 76
pollen wall, 76
sperm cells, 76
stigma interactions, 76
tricostata conditions, 76
vegetative nucleus, 76
pollen structure, 74
pollen type, 74
659
growth, 509
different temporal scales, 516
seagrass vs marshes, 509
growth in seagrass beds, 506
growth rates, 507
influence of patch shape, 512
Juvenile survival, 507
large scale patterns, 509
links to fisheries, 517
management, 524
movement
tagging methods, 523
tissue assays, 523
occasional residents, 504
patch scale variables, 510
permanent residents, 504
predation rates, 506
regional studies, 515
sampling
regional scales, 528
seagrass vs algal habitats, 507
seagrass vs mangrove, 507
seagrass vs marshes, 508
seagrass vs non-vegetated habitats, 506
seagrass vs other habitats, 505
spatial scales, 509
fish abundance, 509
summary of important factors, 510
species composition and density, 514
survival, 512
dependence on patch size, 512
temporary residents, 504
tidal inundation patterns, 509
tropical vs temperate, 515
use of seagrass beds, 503
fish grazers, 455
fish Habitat Areas (FHA), 611
fish predation, 537
fisheries, 503, 597
conservation, 524
effect of seagrass loss, 518
Influence of seagrass on adjacent areas,
522
management, 524
seagrass health, 527
seagrass loss, 528
seagrass Restoration, 526
fisheries management plans (FMP), 611
fishes, 429
fishing practices, 284, 374
fishing pressure, 478
flavone, 18
fleshy pericarp, 77
float to the water surface, 75
Floatation, 90, 100, 104
floating female flowers of Enhalus, 77
floral development, 70, 74
floral structure, 74
Florida Bay, 289, 517, 551, 560
abundance of seagrasses, 561
restoration efforts, 560
Florida Keys, 426
flounder, 370
flow
see fluid dynamics, 193
flow intensification, 206
flow visualization, 99
flower, 3, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 70, 73, 74, 203, 204, 393
carpellate, 95
Cymodocea, 74
dioecious, 94
monoecious, 94
Posidoniaceae, 74
staminate, 95
dioecious, 70
ellipsoid to spherical pollen, 74
Enhalus, 74
female flower, 70
female flower anatomy
hypanthium, 72
ovary, 72
pedicel, 72
spathe, 72
stigma, 72
styles, 72
tepals, 72
thread-like pollen, 72
floating flower, 74
floral development, 70
floral development, 74
grappling apparatus, 70
male flower anatomy
anthers, 73
Halodule uninervis, 73
Halophila beccarii, 73
Halophila ovalis, 73
Heterozostera nigricaulis, 73
pedicel, 73
Posidonia australis, 73
sperm nucleus, 73
stomata, 73
Syringodium isoetifolium, 73
Tepper, 73
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 73
thread like pollen, 73
vegetative nuclei, 73
pollen
collar wall, 76
embryo sac, 76
flowering, 76
intine exine, 76
micropyle synergid, 76
pollen filaments, 76
pollen germinate, 76
pollen ultrastructure, 76
pollen wall, 76
sperm cells, 76
stigma interactions, 76
tricostata conditions, 76
vegetative nucleus, 76
pollen structure, 74
pollen type, 74