668
Index
macroalgae, 160, 400, 424, 425
macroalgal assemblages, 464
macroalgal beds, 295, 490
macrofauna, 632
macronutrients, 228
major Nutrients, 227, 228
major site of photosynthesis, 63
Malaysia, 13
male flower, 71
male flower in Thalassodendron, 74
management, 361, 372, 400, 607
legal considerations, 605
pollutants, 584
management and conservation of seagrass ecosystems, 491
management of anthropogenic pollutants, 584
manager’s need, 605
manganese reduction, 145
mangroves, 216, 217, 218, 505, 507
mannose, 340
MAP pathway, 337
mapping, 347
marina development, 374
Marine Fisheries Commission, 611
marine herbivores, 465
marine landscapes, 625
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), 596, 612
mark-recapture methods, 522
marshes, 216, 505
MARXAN, 614
mass balance estimate, 164, 194, 482
mass flow, 265
‘matte’, 391
mass transfer, 195, 196
mass transfer-limitations, 199
materials fluxes, 465
mating systems, 43, 44
matK gene, 6, 12, 18
matte, 185
matter flow
see fluid dynamics, 193
matter movement
see fluid dynamics, 193
Mauritania, Senegal, 9
maximal rate of rhizome growth, 281
maximum depth to which seagrasses grow, 613
maximum levels of biomass, 286
maximum quantum yield, 331
maximum quantum yield (F m ), 335
measuring Oxygen, 256
mechanism by which overfishing, 543
mechanisms of carbon acquisition, 326
mechanisms of CO 2 Fixation, 329
mechanisms of Loss and Recovery, 558
Mediterranean, 6, 13
Mediterranean beaches, 60
Mediterranean countries, 611
Mehler ascorbate peroxidase (MAP) pathway, 324, 330
meiofaunal, 396
membrane-spanning proteins, 229
Mercenaria mercenaria, 633
mesocosm experiments, 483, 490
mesograzer grazing pressure, 492
mesograzers, 467, 482, 483, 485–487
energetic and interaction considerations
lack of concordance, 487
limitations of current evidence, 483
mesophyll cells, 64
meta-analysis, 537
metabolic pathways, 340
metabolic Responses, 245
metabolism, 323
metal accumulation, 581
methodological artifacts, 480
metrics of dominant community types, 613
microalgae, 161, 216, 486
microbial communities, 145
iron reduction, 145
manganese reduction, 145
microbial mats, 355
microbial symbionts, 469
microbodies, 64
microfibrillar intine wall, 76
microgametogenesis, 97
microhabitats for epiphytes, 444
micronutrients, 228
microoptodes, 257
microorganisms in the rhizosphere, 56
micropyle, 77, 102
microsite limitation, 122
microsites for germination, 121
microspores, 96
microsporogensis, 97
microtechniques, 257
Middle Eocene, 409
Avon Park, 9
mineralization of organic matter, 145
mineralization processes, 146
minimum light requirements, 577
Miocene, 7
mitochondria, 64
Mixing, 194, 208
mobile Fauna, 634
mobile predators, 543
Modeling, 546
archival data, 356
chlorophyll, 316
Cymodocea nodosa clones, 273
clonal growth, 273
diffuse optical properties, 356
irradiance distribution, 310
fish growth as a function of SAV density, 542
repeatability, 356
seagrass photo-acclimation, 335
sensitivity and error analysis, 356
transferability, 356
underwater light field, 356
Models, 163, 488
modern seagrass community interaction web, 467
module of seagrass clones, 272
molecular diffusion, 196
molecular phylogenetic analyses, 28
molecular systematics, 26
Index
macroalgae, 160, 400, 424, 425
macroalgal assemblages, 464
macroalgal beds, 295, 490
macrofauna, 632
macronutrients, 228
major Nutrients, 227, 228
major site of photosynthesis, 63
Malaysia, 13
male flower, 71
male flower in Thalassodendron, 74
management, 361, 372, 400, 607
legal considerations, 605
pollutants, 584
management and conservation of seagrass ecosystems, 491
management of anthropogenic pollutants, 584
manager’s need, 605
manganese reduction, 145
mangroves, 216, 217, 218, 505, 507
mannose, 340
MAP pathway, 337
mapping, 347
marina development, 374
Marine Fisheries Commission, 611
marine herbivores, 465
marine landscapes, 625
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), 596, 612
mark-recapture methods, 522
marshes, 216, 505
MARXAN, 614
mass balance estimate, 164, 194, 482
mass flow, 265
‘matte’, 391
mass transfer, 195, 196
mass transfer-limitations, 199
materials fluxes, 465
mating systems, 43, 44
matK gene, 6, 12, 18
matte, 185
matter flow
see fluid dynamics, 193
matter movement
see fluid dynamics, 193
Mauritania, Senegal, 9
maximal rate of rhizome growth, 281
maximum depth to which seagrasses grow, 613
maximum levels of biomass, 286
maximum quantum yield, 331
maximum quantum yield (F m ), 335
measuring Oxygen, 256
mechanism by which overfishing, 543
mechanisms of carbon acquisition, 326
mechanisms of CO 2 Fixation, 329
mechanisms of Loss and Recovery, 558
Mediterranean, 6, 13
Mediterranean beaches, 60
Mediterranean countries, 611
Mehler ascorbate peroxidase (MAP) pathway, 324, 330
meiofaunal, 396
membrane-spanning proteins, 229
Mercenaria mercenaria, 633
mesocosm experiments, 483, 490
mesograzer grazing pressure, 492
mesograzers, 467, 482, 483, 485–487
energetic and interaction considerations
lack of concordance, 487
limitations of current evidence, 483
mesophyll cells, 64
meta-analysis, 537
metabolic pathways, 340
metabolic Responses, 245
metabolism, 323
metal accumulation, 581
methodological artifacts, 480
metrics of dominant community types, 613
microalgae, 161, 216, 486
microbial communities, 145
iron reduction, 145
manganese reduction, 145
microbial mats, 355
microbial symbionts, 469
microbodies, 64
microfibrillar intine wall, 76
microgametogenesis, 97
microhabitats for epiphytes, 444
micronutrients, 228
microoptodes, 257
microorganisms in the rhizosphere, 56
micropyle, 77, 102
microsite limitation, 122
microsites for germination, 121
microspores, 96
microsporogensis, 97
microtechniques, 257
Middle Eocene, 409
Avon Park, 9
mineralization of organic matter, 145
mineralization processes, 146
minimum light requirements, 577
Miocene, 7
mitochondria, 64
Mixing, 194, 208
mobile Fauna, 634
mobile predators, 543
Modeling, 546
archival data, 356
chlorophyll, 316
Cymodocea nodosa clones, 273
clonal growth, 273
diffuse optical properties, 356
irradiance distribution, 310
fish growth as a function of SAV density, 542
repeatability, 356
seagrass photo-acclimation, 335
sensitivity and error analysis, 356
transferability, 356
underwater light field, 356
Models, 163, 488
modern seagrass community interaction web, 467
module of seagrass clones, 272
molecular diffusion, 196
molecular phylogenetic analyses, 28
molecular systematics, 26