Index
669
momentum, 206, 215
monami, 95, 197, 207, 208
monitoring, 347, 376
monoecious, 95
monoester phosphate, 229
monophyletic status, 4, 7
monosaccharides glucose, 338
Moreton Bay Australia, 288
dugongs, 288
Morphology, 51, 52, 57, 83, 365
Cymodocea serrulata, 52
Enhalus acoroides, 52
Halophila minor, 52
Halophila engelmanni, 52
high-energy environments, 52
Posidonia sinuosa, 52
roots, 52
Syringodium isoetifolium, 52
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 54
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 52
ultrastructure, 52
Zostera, 52
morphology and anatomy of female flowers, 72
morphology, anatomy and ultrastructure of male flowers, 73
motile epifauna, 449
movement, 511
movement of seeds, 115, 119
MPAs, 547
Muco-inositol, 340
multidirectional transport, 234
multiple spatial scales, 607, 634
multiple stable isotopes, 522
multiple stressors, 607
multispectral, 347
multitemporal change, 355
mutualism, 546
mycorrhizae, 57
myo-inositol, 340
N and P requirements, 572
N 2 -Fixation, 442
Na
+ ATPase, 326
nacreous wall sieve tubes, 68
NADP malate dehydrogenase, 329
NADP-specific malic enzyme, 329
Najadaceae, 1, 12
Nakai, 12
Nanozostera, 4, 5
natural and human stressors that affect the seagrass biome, 602
natural disturbances, 284
natural products, 600
need for a conservation biology program, 601
negative cascading effects, 289
net primary production, 139, 160
neural network inversions, 356
new genets, 278
New South Wales, 6
new to recycled production, 239
‘new nutrients’, 235, 243
‘new’ nitrogen, 238
New Zealand, 16
Ninigret Pond, 373
nitrate, 231, 396, 571, 573
nitrate reductase, 231
Nitrate regulation, 573
Nitrification, 146, 241
nitrification and denitrification, 146
nitrogen, 571, 572
nitrogen availability, 469
nitrogen content, 481
nitrogen content of leaves, 481
Nitrogen Cycling, 145
nitrogen cycling in sediments, 145
Nitrogen fixation, 145, 229, 237, 238, 243, 244
nitrogen limitation, 572
nitrogen loading rates, 289
nitrogen loads, 585
nitrogen Toxicity, 572, 574
nitrogen yield, 585
nitrogen yields, 585
no-slip condition, 195, 201
no-take Areas, 614, 616
non-linearity of density effects, 538
non-modulated PEA, 330
non-photochemical quenching (qN or NPQ), 332
non-soluble compounds, 233
non-structural carbohydrate carbon (NSCC), 339
non-vegetated, 505, 506
North Carolina, 9
north-eastern Australia, 14
NSCC
seasonal changes, 340
nuclear DNA, 18
nuclear ITS, 409
number of seagrass species, 598
number of shoots in age class x, 279
numerical models, 584
nursery, 398, 504
nursery function, 370
nursery role hypothesis, 546
nutrient, 200, 216, 396, 568
effects on phytoplantation, 572
eutrophication, 572
sediment nutrients, 575
nutrient and sediment pollution, 601
nutrient availability, 369, 396, 412
nutrient ‘sinks’, 443
nutrient budgets, 572
nutrient content of detritus, 172
nutrient cycling, 145, 371, 442
nutrient dynamics, 227, 239, 367, 412, 416
budget of N Fluxes, 236
carbon skeletons, 245
decomposition, 239
decomposition bacteria, 239
decomposition detritus, 239
decomposition humic compounds, 239
effect of P addition, 244
experimental fertilization, 243
fluxes, 235
inputs, 235
recycling, 235
669
momentum, 206, 215
monami, 95, 197, 207, 208
monitoring, 347, 376
monoecious, 95
monoester phosphate, 229
monophyletic status, 4, 7
monosaccharides glucose, 338
Moreton Bay Australia, 288
dugongs, 288
Morphology, 51, 52, 57, 83, 365
Cymodocea serrulata, 52
Enhalus acoroides, 52
Halophila minor, 52
Halophila engelmanni, 52
high-energy environments, 52
Posidonia sinuosa, 52
roots, 52
Syringodium isoetifolium, 52
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 54
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 52
ultrastructure, 52
Zostera, 52
morphology and anatomy of female flowers, 72
morphology, anatomy and ultrastructure of male flowers, 73
motile epifauna, 449
movement, 511
movement of seeds, 115, 119
MPAs, 547
Muco-inositol, 340
multidirectional transport, 234
multiple spatial scales, 607, 634
multiple stable isotopes, 522
multiple stressors, 607
multispectral, 347
multitemporal change, 355
mutualism, 546
mycorrhizae, 57
myo-inositol, 340
N and P requirements, 572
N 2 -Fixation, 442
Na
+ ATPase, 326
nacreous wall sieve tubes, 68
NADP malate dehydrogenase, 329
NADP-specific malic enzyme, 329
Najadaceae, 1, 12
Nakai, 12
Nanozostera, 4, 5
natural and human stressors that affect the seagrass biome, 602
natural disturbances, 284
natural products, 600
need for a conservation biology program, 601
negative cascading effects, 289
net primary production, 139, 160
neural network inversions, 356
new genets, 278
New South Wales, 6
new to recycled production, 239
‘new nutrients’, 235, 243
‘new’ nitrogen, 238
New Zealand, 16
Ninigret Pond, 373
nitrate, 231, 396, 571, 573
nitrate reductase, 231
Nitrate regulation, 573
Nitrification, 146, 241
nitrification and denitrification, 146
nitrogen, 571, 572
nitrogen availability, 469
nitrogen content, 481
nitrogen content of leaves, 481
Nitrogen Cycling, 145
nitrogen cycling in sediments, 145
Nitrogen fixation, 145, 229, 237, 238, 243, 244
nitrogen limitation, 572
nitrogen loading rates, 289
nitrogen loads, 585
nitrogen Toxicity, 572, 574
nitrogen yield, 585
nitrogen yields, 585
no-slip condition, 195, 201
no-take Areas, 614, 616
non-linearity of density effects, 538
non-modulated PEA, 330
non-photochemical quenching (qN or NPQ), 332
non-soluble compounds, 233
non-structural carbohydrate carbon (NSCC), 339
non-vegetated, 505, 506
North Carolina, 9
north-eastern Australia, 14
NSCC
seasonal changes, 340
nuclear DNA, 18
nuclear ITS, 409
number of seagrass species, 598
number of shoots in age class x, 279
numerical models, 584
nursery, 398, 504
nursery function, 370
nursery role hypothesis, 546
nutrient, 200, 216, 396, 568
effects on phytoplantation, 572
eutrophication, 572
sediment nutrients, 575
nutrient and sediment pollution, 601
nutrient availability, 369, 396, 412
nutrient ‘sinks’, 443
nutrient budgets, 572
nutrient content of detritus, 172
nutrient cycling, 145, 371, 442
nutrient dynamics, 227, 239, 367, 412, 416
budget of N Fluxes, 236
carbon skeletons, 245
decomposition, 239
decomposition bacteria, 239
decomposition detritus, 239
decomposition humic compounds, 239
effect of P addition, 244
experimental fertilization, 243
fluxes, 235
inputs, 235
recycling, 235