Index
679
cortex, 54
Cymodocea rotundata, 54
morphology, 54
P. japonica, 54
Phyllospadix scouleri, 54
Posidonia sinuosa, 54
release of O 2 , 146
release of oxygen, 141
root cap, 54
root hairs, 54
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 54
Z. japonica, 54
Z. marina, 54
Zostera caespitosa, 54
roughness, 195
roughness height, 196
RT modeling, 349
Rubisco, 199
run-off of nutrients, 289
Ruppia, 14
Ruppia
aff. taberosa, 15
distribution, 14, 15
maritima, 14
taxonomy, 15
Ruppia antarctica, 10
Ruppiaceae, 1, 74
flower, 14
fruit, 14
inflorescence, 14
leaves, 14
pollen, 14
rhizomes, 14
Ruppiaceae
Ruppia, 14
shoots, 14
taxonomy, 14
safeguarding seagrasses, 611
salinity, 366, 389, 391
salinity range, 411
salt marsh, 508
salt marshes, 216, 489
in Australia, 509
salt-stimulated HCO
−
3 pump, 326
salt-tolerant H
+ -ATPase, 82
sampling design, 639
sand, 215
sand bar migrations, 559
sand dunes, 215
sand waves, 213–215
sandal, 601
satellite remote sensing, 348
satellite sensors, 347
scalar irradiance, 296
scale, 628
scale selection, 628
scales, 7, 10
scallops, 370
scattering, 295, 311
Sciaenops ocellatus, 544
science-based protection approaches, 610
Sculthorpe, 1967, 84
sea urchin grazing, 288
sea urchins, 429, 288, 478, 630
(seagrass) detritus deposition rate, 138
seagrass, 562
absence of specific characters, 19
aerenchyma, 51
aerenchyma, 255
affects of light, 295
age structure data
recruitment rate, 280
altitude range, 2
anatomy
foliage leaf, 60
light effect, 83
apical meristems, 272
apical rhizome meristem, 272
Avon Park, 17
basic concepts, 295
Basin of Paris, 17
biogeographical factors, 285
biogeography, 1
biomass, 285
birth and death of shoots, 280
blowouts, 283
canopies, 597
changes in distribution, 551
chart of species number, 598
clonal growth, 272, 273, 275
models, 273
simulation, 273
clonal growth patterns, 272
comparison table, 272
conservation, 617
4 major areas, 595
biodiversity, 595
cumulative impacts, 611
developing metrics, 614
dispersal, 609
disturbance dynamics, 606
ecological implications, 603
ecological services, 595
five major threats, 602
genetics, 609
habitat destruction, 617
habitat fragmentation, 606
harvest practices, 606
heavy metal contamination, 607
human setllement inpacts, 602
impacts of humans, 603
indirect legal safeguards, 611
intrinsic value, 598
invasive species, 608
large-scale declines, 603
legal considerations, 605
legal protection in mediterranean, 611
life forms, 595
marine, 597
marine protected areas (MPAs), 595
multiple stressors, 607
679
cortex, 54
Cymodocea rotundata, 54
morphology, 54
P. japonica, 54
Phyllospadix scouleri, 54
Posidonia sinuosa, 54
release of O 2 , 146
release of oxygen, 141
root cap, 54
root hairs, 54
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum, 54
Z. japonica, 54
Z. marina, 54
Zostera caespitosa, 54
roughness, 195
roughness height, 196
RT modeling, 349
Rubisco, 199
run-off of nutrients, 289
Ruppia, 14
Ruppia
aff. taberosa, 15
distribution, 14, 15
maritima, 14
taxonomy, 15
Ruppia antarctica, 10
Ruppiaceae, 1, 74
flower, 14
fruit, 14
inflorescence, 14
leaves, 14
pollen, 14
rhizomes, 14
Ruppiaceae
Ruppia, 14
shoots, 14
taxonomy, 14
safeguarding seagrasses, 611
salinity, 366, 389, 391
salinity range, 411
salt marsh, 508
salt marshes, 216, 489
in Australia, 509
salt-stimulated HCO
−
3 pump, 326
salt-tolerant H
+ -ATPase, 82
sampling design, 639
sand, 215
sand bar migrations, 559
sand dunes, 215
sand waves, 213–215
sandal, 601
satellite remote sensing, 348
satellite sensors, 347
scalar irradiance, 296
scale, 628
scale selection, 628
scales, 7, 10
scallops, 370
scattering, 295, 311
Sciaenops ocellatus, 544
science-based protection approaches, 610
Sculthorpe, 1967, 84
sea urchin grazing, 288
sea urchins, 429, 288, 478, 630
(seagrass) detritus deposition rate, 138
seagrass, 562
absence of specific characters, 19
aerenchyma, 51
aerenchyma, 255
affects of light, 295
age structure data
recruitment rate, 280
altitude range, 2
anatomy
foliage leaf, 60
light effect, 83
apical meristems, 272
apical rhizome meristem, 272
Avon Park, 17
basic concepts, 295
Basin of Paris, 17
biogeographical factors, 285
biogeography, 1
biomass, 285
birth and death of shoots, 280
blowouts, 283
canopies, 597
changes in distribution, 551
chart of species number, 598
clonal growth, 272, 273, 275
models, 273
simulation, 273
clonal growth patterns, 272
comparison table, 272
conservation, 617
4 major areas, 595
biodiversity, 595
cumulative impacts, 611
developing metrics, 614
dispersal, 609
disturbance dynamics, 606
ecological implications, 603
ecological services, 595
five major threats, 602
genetics, 609
habitat destruction, 617
habitat fragmentation, 606
harvest practices, 606
heavy metal contamination, 607
human setllement inpacts, 602
impacts of humans, 603
indirect legal safeguards, 611
intrinsic value, 598
invasive species, 608
large-scale declines, 603
legal considerations, 605
legal protection in mediterranean, 611
life forms, 595
marine, 597
marine protected areas (MPAs), 595
multiple stressors, 607