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Index
fluxes of N quantification, 237
hierarchical effects, 244, 245
increased nutrients, 246
epiphyte overgrowth, 246
NH
+
4 Fertilisation, 246
interaction networks, 247
bottom-up vs top-down control, 247
internal recycling, 233
limitation, 243, 413
loading, 542, 568
loss export, 239
metabolic effects, 245
movement, 63
N and P content, 240
new vs recycled nutrients, 243
nutrient limitation, 244
nutrient limitation on growth, 243
nutrient losses, 240
sediment sink, 240
nutrient resorption, 233
nutrient transport, 234
recovery, storage, 243
recycling, 233
regeneration, 239
leaf litter, 239
resorption, 233, 244
role of decomposition, 240
role of roots, 234
sinks, 241, 242
storage, 77, 80, 233
strategies, 233
transport, 234
uptake rates, 245
xylem vs. phloem, 234
nutrient dynamics fluxes, new nitrogen, 238
nutrient dynamics fluxes, nitrogen fixation, nutrient losses, 238
Nutrient Economy, 228
nutrient enrichment, 542
nutrient export, 238
nutrient loading, 542, 568
denitrification, 241
export, 238
herbivores, 238
leaching, 238
leaf fall, 238
nutrient sinks, 242
phosphorus in sediments, 241
refractory material, 242
burial rate, 242
resumption, 238
sediment sink, 240
Nutrient uptake, 56, 208, 229, 237, 413, 415, 453
ABC transporters, 229
assimilation of N and P, 231
cellular uptake, 229
diffusive boundary layers, 230
epiphytes, 231
kinetic parameters, 230
ammonium, 230
nitrate, 230
phosphate, 230
leaf vs root, 229
leaves vs. roots, 231
nitrate assimilation, 231
nitrogen budget, 232
NO
−
3 vs NH
+
4 , 230
preferred form of N, 230
uptake and assimilation, 229
Nutrient uptake rates, 231
Nutrients, 199, 215, 227
Thalassia testudinum, 412
epiphytes, 573
interactive effects, 573
N and P requirements, 573
nitrogen limitation, 573
nitrogen sources, 573
nutrient availability, 412
nutrient budgets, 573
response to high levels, 572
water, 573
water column nutrients, 573
Nutritional Value, 169, 469
O-J-I-P fluorescence rise kinetics, 336
obligate aerobes, 255
ocean production, 140
offshore shrimp, 523
oil, 570
oligotrophic, 389, 413
one stamen, 71
optical properties, 350
absorption, 351
diffuse skylight, 351
direct light, 351
eelgrass and turtlegrass leaves, 309
scattered light, 351
scattering, 351
water column, 351
optically deep waters, 350, 353
optically shallow waters, 295, 350, 353
orbital motion of waves, 208
organic matter decomposition rates, 182
organismal Interactions, 454
origin of
polyphyletic, 89
origin of patches, 630
orthotropic rhizomes, 58, 391
osmoregulation, 82, 340
H
+ -ATPase, 82
H
+ /Na
+ antiporter, 82
plasmalemma, 82
salt-tolerant H
+ -ATPase, 82
other nearshore habitats, 505
otolith microstructure, 507
otoliths, 507, 523, 524
elemental signatures, 524
outcrossing, 43
outcrossing estimates, 43
outcrossing rates, 93
ovary, 71, 72
overexploitation of natural resources, 601
overfishing, 466, 488
Index
fluxes of N quantification, 237
hierarchical effects, 244, 245
increased nutrients, 246
epiphyte overgrowth, 246
NH
+
4 Fertilisation, 246
interaction networks, 247
bottom-up vs top-down control, 247
internal recycling, 233
limitation, 243, 413
loading, 542, 568
loss export, 239
metabolic effects, 245
movement, 63
N and P content, 240
new vs recycled nutrients, 243
nutrient limitation, 244
nutrient limitation on growth, 243
nutrient losses, 240
sediment sink, 240
nutrient resorption, 233
nutrient transport, 234
recovery, storage, 243
recycling, 233
regeneration, 239
leaf litter, 239
resorption, 233, 244
role of decomposition, 240
role of roots, 234
sinks, 241, 242
storage, 77, 80, 233
strategies, 233
transport, 234
uptake rates, 245
xylem vs. phloem, 234
nutrient dynamics fluxes, new nitrogen, 238
nutrient dynamics fluxes, nitrogen fixation, nutrient losses, 238
Nutrient Economy, 228
nutrient enrichment, 542
nutrient export, 238
nutrient loading, 542, 568
denitrification, 241
export, 238
herbivores, 238
leaching, 238
leaf fall, 238
nutrient sinks, 242
phosphorus in sediments, 241
refractory material, 242
burial rate, 242
resumption, 238
sediment sink, 240
Nutrient uptake, 56, 208, 229, 237, 413, 415, 453
ABC transporters, 229
assimilation of N and P, 231
cellular uptake, 229
diffusive boundary layers, 230
epiphytes, 231
kinetic parameters, 230
ammonium, 230
nitrate, 230
phosphate, 230
leaf vs root, 229
leaves vs. roots, 231
nitrate assimilation, 231
nitrogen budget, 232
NO
−
3 vs NH
+
4 , 230
preferred form of N, 230
uptake and assimilation, 229
Nutrient uptake rates, 231
Nutrients, 199, 215, 227
Thalassia testudinum, 412
epiphytes, 573
interactive effects, 573
N and P requirements, 573
nitrogen limitation, 573
nitrogen sources, 573
nutrient availability, 412
nutrient budgets, 573
response to high levels, 572
water, 573
water column nutrients, 573
Nutritional Value, 169, 469
O-J-I-P fluorescence rise kinetics, 336
obligate aerobes, 255
ocean production, 140
offshore shrimp, 523
oil, 570
oligotrophic, 389, 413
one stamen, 71
optical properties, 350
absorption, 351
diffuse skylight, 351
direct light, 351
eelgrass and turtlegrass leaves, 309
scattered light, 351
scattering, 351
water column, 351
optically deep waters, 350, 353
optically shallow waters, 295, 350, 353
orbital motion of waves, 208
organic matter decomposition rates, 182
organismal Interactions, 454
origin of
polyphyletic, 89
origin of patches, 630
orthotropic rhizomes, 58, 391
osmoregulation, 82, 340
H
+ -ATPase, 82
H
+ /Na
+ antiporter, 82
plasmalemma, 82
salt-tolerant H
+ -ATPase, 82
other nearshore habitats, 505
otolith microstructure, 507
otoliths, 507, 523, 524
elemental signatures, 524
outcrossing, 43
outcrossing estimates, 43
outcrossing rates, 93
ovary, 71, 72
overexploitation of natural resources, 601
overfishing, 466, 488