682
Index
shoot recruitment, 275
small scale, 283
space occupation, 275
special features
adaptation uptake, 84
enlarged aerenchyma, 84
HCO
−
3 CO 2 uptake, 84
proton pump, 84
reduced xylem, 84
anatomy, 83
morphology, 83
ultrastructure, 83
species distribution, 598
species list, 19
Stability, 551
Standing Stocks, 160
stems, 57
taxonomy, 1
three basic tissues, 51
three major lineages
Les et al., 18
three types of seeds, 80
threshold seagrass cover, 286
true marine species, 2
types of seeds
three types, 80
vegetative anatomy, 51
vegetative fragments, 278
water column hypoxia, 277
xylem, 51
seagrass ‘health’ and fisheries, 527
seagrass beds, 183, 505
coastal, 151
coastal biogeochemistry, 151
declines, 152
diurnal changes
temperature, 141
engineering role, 151
eutrophication, 152
filter feeders, 455
juvenile and adult, 505
nursery habitats, 504
seagrass Biodiversity, 597
seagrass biomass, 306, 486
seagrass Biome, 599, 606
seagrass canopies, 207, 598
bending cycles, 209
seagrass characteristics
photosynthetic Adaptations, 324
seagrass classification, 27
seagrass community, 610
seagrass condition, 567, 569
seagrass conservation
global framework, 604
history, 604
International Seagrass tipology workshop, 604
utility of seeds, 123
seagrass conservation and restoration: Utility of Seeds, 123
seagrass corridors, 544
seagrass cultural values, 597
seagrass decline, 289, 374
Chesapeake Bay, 289
Florida, 289
reduced water clarity, 288
Wadden Sea, 289
Seagrass decomposition, 171
“skimming flow”, 216
Seagrass detrital ecosystems, 492
Seagrass detritus, 135, 136, 138
seagrass die-off, 267
seagrass dispersal processes, 111
seagrass distribution, 16
effect of water quality, 315
seagrass dynamics
recruitment rates, 276
seedling establishment, 276
sexual vs sexual recruitment, 276
shoot mortality, 276
seagrass dynamics and mapping studies, 552
seagrass ecology, 465, 625
dynamics, 271
fluid dynamics, 193
nutrients, 228
shoot demography, 278
stability and change, 271
seagrass ecosystem degradation, 491
seagrass ecosystems, 227, 347
consumer control, 490
dynamics, 271
future studies, 490
lab and mesocosm experiments, 490
seagrass evolution, 25, 466
seagrass food web, 467
seagrass grazing ecosystems, 492
seagrass Habitat, 632
seagrass habitats, 505
seagrass landscape, 626
seagrass landscapes, 639
seagrass leaf anatomy, 307
seagrass leaf litter, 169
seagrass Leaves, 82, 198, 599
longevity, 442
waving, 202
seagrass litter
N and P content, 170
nutritional quality, 170
seagrass loss, 454
Case study 2, 556
Florida Bay, 560
causes & scales, 553
Cockburn Sound
seagrass species, 556
Dynamics, 552
geographical Setting, 556
Historical setting, 556
light effects, 552
mapping Studies, 552
mechanisms of loss, 556
patch spread, 553
Seagrass management, 562
sedimentation, 552
seagrass loss and fisheries, 528
Index
shoot recruitment, 275
small scale, 283
space occupation, 275
special features
adaptation uptake, 84
enlarged aerenchyma, 84
HCO
−
3 CO 2 uptake, 84
proton pump, 84
reduced xylem, 84
anatomy, 83
morphology, 83
ultrastructure, 83
species distribution, 598
species list, 19
Stability, 551
Standing Stocks, 160
stems, 57
taxonomy, 1
three basic tissues, 51
three major lineages
Les et al., 18
three types of seeds, 80
threshold seagrass cover, 286
true marine species, 2
types of seeds
three types, 80
vegetative anatomy, 51
vegetative fragments, 278
water column hypoxia, 277
xylem, 51
seagrass ‘health’ and fisheries, 527
seagrass beds, 183, 505
coastal, 151
coastal biogeochemistry, 151
declines, 152
diurnal changes
temperature, 141
engineering role, 151
eutrophication, 152
filter feeders, 455
juvenile and adult, 505
nursery habitats, 504
seagrass Biodiversity, 597
seagrass biomass, 306, 486
seagrass Biome, 599, 606
seagrass canopies, 207, 598
bending cycles, 209
seagrass characteristics
photosynthetic Adaptations, 324
seagrass classification, 27
seagrass community, 610
seagrass condition, 567, 569
seagrass conservation
global framework, 604
history, 604
International Seagrass tipology workshop, 604
utility of seeds, 123
seagrass conservation and restoration: Utility of Seeds, 123
seagrass corridors, 544
seagrass cultural values, 597
seagrass decline, 289, 374
Chesapeake Bay, 289
Florida, 289
reduced water clarity, 288
Wadden Sea, 289
Seagrass decomposition, 171
“skimming flow”, 216
Seagrass detrital ecosystems, 492
Seagrass detritus, 135, 136, 138
seagrass die-off, 267
seagrass dispersal processes, 111
seagrass distribution, 16
effect of water quality, 315
seagrass dynamics
recruitment rates, 276
seedling establishment, 276
sexual vs sexual recruitment, 276
shoot mortality, 276
seagrass dynamics and mapping studies, 552
seagrass ecology, 465, 625
dynamics, 271
fluid dynamics, 193
nutrients, 228
shoot demography, 278
stability and change, 271
seagrass ecosystem degradation, 491
seagrass ecosystems, 227, 347
consumer control, 490
dynamics, 271
future studies, 490
lab and mesocosm experiments, 490
seagrass evolution, 25, 466
seagrass food web, 467
seagrass grazing ecosystems, 492
seagrass Habitat, 632
seagrass habitats, 505
seagrass landscape, 626
seagrass landscapes, 639
seagrass leaf anatomy, 307
seagrass leaf litter, 169
seagrass Leaves, 82, 198, 599
longevity, 442
waving, 202
seagrass litter
N and P content, 170
nutritional quality, 170
seagrass loss, 454
Case study 2, 556
Florida Bay, 560
causes & scales, 553
Cockburn Sound
seagrass species, 556
Dynamics, 552
geographical Setting, 556
Historical setting, 556
light effects, 552
mapping Studies, 552
mechanisms of loss, 556
patch spread, 553
Seagrass management, 562
sedimentation, 552
seagrass loss and fisheries, 528