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Index
particle size distribution, 351
particle trapping, 136, 137
two processes, 136
particulate organic matter
labile fraction, 137
microbial activity, 137
seagrass fraction, 137
sediment environment, 137
particulate organic matter (POM), 136
particulates and dissolved material, 136
passive influx of oxygen, 258
passive sedimentation, 236
patch, 511
patch boundaries, 640
patch dynamics, 282, 630
patch edges, 282
patch extension, 282
patch formation from seeds, 283
patch Growth and Loss, 281
patch origin, 640
patch scale, 527
patch scale variables, 510
patch shape and orientation, 512
patch size, 512
patch size and complexity, 543
patch spread, 553
Patch Structure, 629
patches, 626
patchiness, 213, 215, 281, 513, 632, 634
effect on water flow, 215
pathways of gaseous movement, 337
peat-like deposits, 242
pedicel, 72, 73
peduncle, 79
Penaeus duorarum, 429
Penicillus, 442
PEP carboxylase, 329
Percent seagrass cover lost, 286
pericarp, 79
periphyton, 199, 445
permanent residents, 504
peroxisome-like bodies, 330
Persian Gulf, 13
persistence, 159
pesticides, 616
Petrochemicals, 570, 583
contamination, 583
dispersants, 583
ecophysiology, 583
Recovery, 583
sources, 583
pH, 141, 142
phenology, 96, 98, 102, 104, 394
Enhalus acoroides, 104
Philippines, 428
phloem, 51, 56, 234
sieve elements
three types, 69
phloem parenchyma cells, 60
phloem transport
turgor pressure gradient, 235
phosphate, 571
phosphorous
carbonate, 151
terrigenic sediments, 151
phosphorous Cycling, 150
phosphorus, 143, 150, 241, 571
phosphorus limitation, 150
phosphorus sequestration, 229
photoacclimation, 328, 335
photochemical quenching
F m ), 332
NPQ, 332
qN, 332
qP, 332
photoinhibition, 333, 334
photoperiod, red to far red ratios, 96
photorespiration, 258, 329, 337, 341
Photosynthesis, 140, 141, 232, 257, 295, 303, 312, 316, 323
absorption-cross-section, 328
age of leaves, 335
alpha, α, 334
anatomy of leaf, 328
carbon budget, 180
chlorophyll content, 328
chloroplast arrangement, 328
competing pathways, 331
D1 damage, 333
Daily integrated production, 313
dependence on excess chlorophyll proteins, 337
depth limitation, 337
DIC uptake kinetics, 142
diffusive boundary layer
inorganic carbon supply, 324
dissolved inorganic carbon, 318
diurnal fluctuations, 333
down-regulating, 333
effect of depth
initial slope, 328
effect of epiphytes, 316
effect of pH, 318
effect of pressure, 337
effect of underground oragans, 328
efficiency, 328, 331
epiphytes, 442
equation relating PS to LogZ c , 337
ETR, 333
exudation, 338
fluorescence rise kinetics, 336
fluorescence studies, 330
fluorescence vs O 2 methods, 336
gradient along leaf, 336
initial products, 338
leaf anatomy, 308, 337
light acclimation, 334
light harvesting, 328
light harvesting capacity, 335
light interactions, 295
light limitation, 338
low light stress, 334
Mehler pathway, 330
oxygen effects, 337
Index
particle size distribution, 351
particle trapping, 136, 137
two processes, 136
particulate organic matter
labile fraction, 137
microbial activity, 137
seagrass fraction, 137
sediment environment, 137
particulate organic matter (POM), 136
particulates and dissolved material, 136
passive influx of oxygen, 258
passive sedimentation, 236
patch, 511
patch boundaries, 640
patch dynamics, 282, 630
patch edges, 282
patch extension, 282
patch formation from seeds, 283
patch Growth and Loss, 281
patch origin, 640
patch scale, 527
patch scale variables, 510
patch shape and orientation, 512
patch size, 512
patch size and complexity, 543
patch spread, 553
Patch Structure, 629
patches, 626
patchiness, 213, 215, 281, 513, 632, 634
effect on water flow, 215
pathways of gaseous movement, 337
peat-like deposits, 242
pedicel, 72, 73
peduncle, 79
Penaeus duorarum, 429
Penicillus, 442
PEP carboxylase, 329
Percent seagrass cover lost, 286
pericarp, 79
periphyton, 199, 445
permanent residents, 504
peroxisome-like bodies, 330
Persian Gulf, 13
persistence, 159
pesticides, 616
Petrochemicals, 570, 583
contamination, 583
dispersants, 583
ecophysiology, 583
Recovery, 583
sources, 583
pH, 141, 142
phenology, 96, 98, 102, 104, 394
Enhalus acoroides, 104
Philippines, 428
phloem, 51, 56, 234
sieve elements
three types, 69
phloem parenchyma cells, 60
phloem transport
turgor pressure gradient, 235
phosphate, 571
phosphorous
carbonate, 151
terrigenic sediments, 151
phosphorous Cycling, 150
phosphorus, 143, 150, 241, 571
phosphorus limitation, 150
phosphorus sequestration, 229
photoacclimation, 328, 335
photochemical quenching
F m ), 332
NPQ, 332
qN, 332
qP, 332
photoinhibition, 333, 334
photoperiod, red to far red ratios, 96
photorespiration, 258, 329, 337, 341
Photosynthesis, 140, 141, 232, 257, 295, 303, 312, 316, 323
absorption-cross-section, 328
age of leaves, 335
alpha, α, 334
anatomy of leaf, 328
carbon budget, 180
chlorophyll content, 328
chloroplast arrangement, 328
competing pathways, 331
D1 damage, 333
Daily integrated production, 313
dependence on excess chlorophyll proteins, 337
depth limitation, 337
DIC uptake kinetics, 142
diffusive boundary layer
inorganic carbon supply, 324
dissolved inorganic carbon, 318
diurnal fluctuations, 333
down-regulating, 333
effect of depth
initial slope, 328
effect of epiphytes, 316
effect of pH, 318
effect of pressure, 337
effect of underground oragans, 328
efficiency, 328, 331
epiphytes, 442
equation relating PS to LogZ c , 337
ETR, 333
exudation, 338
fluorescence rise kinetics, 336
fluorescence studies, 330
fluorescence vs O 2 methods, 336
gradient along leaf, 336
initial products, 338
leaf anatomy, 308, 337
light acclimation, 334
light harvesting, 328
light harvesting capacity, 335
light interactions, 295
light limitation, 338
low light stress, 334
Mehler pathway, 330
oxygen effects, 337