Index
675
systematics, 388
transplantation, 400
turnover, 392
Posidonia australis, 40, 58, 59, 62, 66–68, 73, 81, 102, 504, 506
oligotrophic waters, 389
salinity, 389
Posidonia australis group, 390
Posidonia australis rhizome internode anatomy
P. kirkmanii, 59
Zostera marina, 59
Posidonia coriacea, 78
Posidonia denhartogii, 75
Posidonia
fibers, 60
Australian coastline, 60
Mediterranean beaches, 60
Posidonia kirkmanii, 59
Posidonia oceanica, 136, 165, 181, 232, 290
carbon budget, 180
carbon sink, 184
clonal growth, 273
depth and site variation, 184
depth limits, 388
distributional limits, 388
Posidonia oceanica
macroalgae, 400
meadow
import/export, 136
mineralization, 136
nutrient cycling, 136
transition to unvegetated sea-floor, 136
meadow, 136
photo of banquettes, 169
rhizomes, 400
seasonal changes, 180
simulation, 273
surface area, 388
Posidonia parisiensis, 17
Posidonia robertsonae, 72
Posidonia sinuosa, 54, 58, 64, 102
Posidoniaceae, 1, 10, 73, 77, 82
angustifolia, 10
australis, 10
coriacea, 10
denhartogii, 10
flower
bisexual, 74
inflorescence, 74
fruit
fleshy pericarp, 77
Fruit and Seed, 78
Posidoniaceae
kirkmanii, 10
oceanica, 10
ostenfeldii, 10
Posidonia, 10
robertsoniae, 10
seedling, 82
sinuosa, 10
taxonomy, 10
position of seed release, 121
positive indirect effects, 485
Potamagetonaceae, 1, 323
predation, 395, 486, 509, 537
ambush predator, 540
anti predatory behavior, 539
articifial seagrass, 540
behavior, 543, 545
blue crabs, 543, 545
bluegills, 542
camouflaged invertebrates, 545
chemical defense, 543, 545
conceptual model
predator–prey interactions, 543
control, 542
bottom up, 542
top-down, 542
cryptic species, 545
day vs. night, 540
direct effects, 538
non-linear density effects, 538
shoot biomass, 538
shoot density, 538
shoot surface area, 538
epiphytes, 542
gross shrimp, 540
habitat connectivity, 547
habitat fragmentation, 547
habitat patchiness, 537
hard clams, 542
history, 543
index of distance between structural elements and predators,
539
indirect effects, 540
growth food webs, 540
landscape level, 543
latitudinally variablility, 545
leaf surface area, 539
marine protected areas (MPAs), 547
meta-analysis, 537
mobile predaors (>1 km), 543
mussels and turtle grass protection, 545
mutualism, 543, 546
nursery role hypothesis, 543, 546
overfishing and algal overgrowth, 543
paradigm of nutrient enrichment, 542
patch size/complexity, 543
pinfish, 540, 543
plankton, 545
positive interactions, 543
seagrass and lucinid bivalves, 546
predator satiation, 538
predator–prey interactions
in evolutionary time, 545
history, 545
predator-prey dynamics, 543
protection by seagrass, 545
protection by vegetation, 540
red drum, 543
seagrass corridors, 543
seagrass density, 541
seahorses, 540
675
systematics, 388
transplantation, 400
turnover, 392
Posidonia australis, 40, 58, 59, 62, 66–68, 73, 81, 102, 504, 506
oligotrophic waters, 389
salinity, 389
Posidonia australis group, 390
Posidonia australis rhizome internode anatomy
P. kirkmanii, 59
Zostera marina, 59
Posidonia coriacea, 78
Posidonia denhartogii, 75
Posidonia
fibers, 60
Australian coastline, 60
Mediterranean beaches, 60
Posidonia kirkmanii, 59
Posidonia oceanica, 136, 165, 181, 232, 290
carbon budget, 180
carbon sink, 184
clonal growth, 273
depth and site variation, 184
depth limits, 388
distributional limits, 388
Posidonia oceanica
macroalgae, 400
meadow
import/export, 136
mineralization, 136
nutrient cycling, 136
transition to unvegetated sea-floor, 136
meadow, 136
photo of banquettes, 169
rhizomes, 400
seasonal changes, 180
simulation, 273
surface area, 388
Posidonia parisiensis, 17
Posidonia robertsonae, 72
Posidonia sinuosa, 54, 58, 64, 102
Posidoniaceae, 1, 10, 73, 77, 82
angustifolia, 10
australis, 10
coriacea, 10
denhartogii, 10
flower
bisexual, 74
inflorescence, 74
fruit
fleshy pericarp, 77
Fruit and Seed, 78
Posidoniaceae
kirkmanii, 10
oceanica, 10
ostenfeldii, 10
Posidonia, 10
robertsoniae, 10
seedling, 82
sinuosa, 10
taxonomy, 10
position of seed release, 121
positive indirect effects, 485
Potamagetonaceae, 1, 323
predation, 395, 486, 509, 537
ambush predator, 540
anti predatory behavior, 539
articifial seagrass, 540
behavior, 543, 545
blue crabs, 543, 545
bluegills, 542
camouflaged invertebrates, 545
chemical defense, 543, 545
conceptual model
predator–prey interactions, 543
control, 542
bottom up, 542
top-down, 542
cryptic species, 545
day vs. night, 540
direct effects, 538
non-linear density effects, 538
shoot biomass, 538
shoot density, 538
shoot surface area, 538
epiphytes, 542
gross shrimp, 540
habitat connectivity, 547
habitat fragmentation, 547
habitat patchiness, 537
hard clams, 542
history, 543
index of distance between structural elements and predators,
539
indirect effects, 540
growth food webs, 540
landscape level, 543
latitudinally variablility, 545
leaf surface area, 539
marine protected areas (MPAs), 547
meta-analysis, 537
mobile predaors (>1 km), 543
mussels and turtle grass protection, 545
mutualism, 543, 546
nursery role hypothesis, 543, 546
overfishing and algal overgrowth, 543
paradigm of nutrient enrichment, 542
patch size/complexity, 543
pinfish, 540, 543
plankton, 545
positive interactions, 543
seagrass and lucinid bivalves, 546
predator satiation, 538
predator–prey interactions
in evolutionary time, 545
history, 545
predator-prey dynamics, 543
protection by seagrass, 545
protection by vegetation, 540
red drum, 543
seagrass corridors, 543
seagrass density, 541
seahorses, 540