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Index
sedimentation, 575
sulfate reduction, 145
sulfide detoxification, 149
sulfide generation, 149
Sulfur cycling, 148
terrigenic, 151
phosphorous, 151
Phosphorous sinks, 151
turbidity, 575
uptake of phosphate, 150
process rates, 146
effect of water flow, 215
seagrass effect
oxygen level, 145
seed banks, 113
sediment anoxia, 574
characteristics, 210
composition, 207
deposition, 217
depth, 411
deuruposition
efflux of oxygen, 236
impacts
ecophysiology, 577
Interactions, 412
movement, 559
nutrient addition experiments, 414
pore water O 2 concentration, 141
reducing conditions, 114
resuspension, 216
seed bank, 113
sink, 240
sulfide, 577
transport, 197
nutrients
carbonates, 574
terrigenous, 574
Sedimentation, 235, 237, 243, 569
Sedimentation rates, 215
seed, 3, 7, 10, 91, 212, 394
seed banks, 113
persistent, 113
transient, 113
seed banks, dormancy, 113
seed buoyancy
seed fall velocities, 118
seed coat, 77, 78
seed coat ornamentation in, 121
seed coat structure, 80
seed dispersal, 114, 121, 204
abiotic of biotic elements, 121
adult–seedling interactions, 127
Amphibolis, 104
biotic agents, 122
conceptual model, 115
dispersal processes, 126
distances, 121
distances involved, 115
effect of decline of animal vectors, 122
elevated inflorescences, 121
emerging paradigms, 126
Enhalus, 104
escape hypothesis, 114
genetic variation, 128
human activities, 121
hydrodynamic conditions, 122
hypotheses, 121
magnitude of movement, 115
mating systems, 127
passage through ducks, 122
Phase 1, 115
Phase 2, 115
Phyllospadix, 104
Posidonia, 104
potential routes, 116
recruitment, 127
sediment surface release, 121
seed position, 121
seed stocks, 128
Thalassia, 104
wind and currents, 121
Zostera, 104
seed germination, 114
critical cues, 114
genetic control, 114
increasing survivorship, 126
recruitment behavior, 122
reducing conditions, 114
safe site, 122
seed losses, 123
seed morphology, 121
seed mortality
nutrient deficiency, 123
seed numbers, 80
seed predation, 123
fruit predation, 124
tropics vs temperate regions, 123
seed production, 112, 113
seed recruitment and Seedling Establishment, 122
seed sowing experiments, 127
seed stocks, 128
seed survival
density dependence, 125
seedling
Hydrocharitaceae, 82
Zosteraceae, 82
seedling development, 103
seedling establishment, 122, 123, 276, 281
biotic agents, 123
seedling orientation, 77
seedling recruitment, 104, 553
seedlings, 80, 81
Hydrocharitaceae, 82
Zosteraceae, 82
seedling morphology
Amphibolis griffithii, 81
grappling apparatus, 81
Posidonia australis, 81
root, 81
root-hair-like structure, 81
seed surface, 81
shoot, 81
Index
sedimentation, 575
sulfate reduction, 145
sulfide detoxification, 149
sulfide generation, 149
Sulfur cycling, 148
terrigenic, 151
phosphorous, 151
Phosphorous sinks, 151
turbidity, 575
uptake of phosphate, 150
process rates, 146
effect of water flow, 215
seagrass effect
oxygen level, 145
seed banks, 113
sediment anoxia, 574
characteristics, 210
composition, 207
deposition, 217
depth, 411
deuruposition
efflux of oxygen, 236
impacts
ecophysiology, 577
Interactions, 412
movement, 559
nutrient addition experiments, 414
pore water O 2 concentration, 141
reducing conditions, 114
resuspension, 216
seed bank, 113
sink, 240
sulfide, 577
transport, 197
nutrients
carbonates, 574
terrigenous, 574
Sedimentation, 235, 237, 243, 569
Sedimentation rates, 215
seed, 3, 7, 10, 91, 212, 394
seed banks, 113
persistent, 113
transient, 113
seed banks, dormancy, 113
seed buoyancy
seed fall velocities, 118
seed coat, 77, 78
seed coat ornamentation in, 121
seed coat structure, 80
seed dispersal, 114, 121, 204
abiotic of biotic elements, 121
adult–seedling interactions, 127
Amphibolis, 104
biotic agents, 122
conceptual model, 115
dispersal processes, 126
distances, 121
distances involved, 115
effect of decline of animal vectors, 122
elevated inflorescences, 121
emerging paradigms, 126
Enhalus, 104
escape hypothesis, 114
genetic variation, 128
human activities, 121
hydrodynamic conditions, 122
hypotheses, 121
magnitude of movement, 115
mating systems, 127
passage through ducks, 122
Phase 1, 115
Phase 2, 115
Phyllospadix, 104
Posidonia, 104
potential routes, 116
recruitment, 127
sediment surface release, 121
seed position, 121
seed stocks, 128
Thalassia, 104
wind and currents, 121
Zostera, 104
seed germination, 114
critical cues, 114
genetic control, 114
increasing survivorship, 126
recruitment behavior, 122
reducing conditions, 114
safe site, 122
seed losses, 123
seed morphology, 121
seed mortality
nutrient deficiency, 123
seed numbers, 80
seed predation, 123
fruit predation, 124
tropics vs temperate regions, 123
seed production, 112, 113
seed recruitment and Seedling Establishment, 122
seed sowing experiments, 127
seed stocks, 128
seed survival
density dependence, 125
seedling
Hydrocharitaceae, 82
Zosteraceae, 82
seedling development, 103
seedling establishment, 122, 123, 276, 281
biotic agents, 123
seedling orientation, 77
seedling recruitment, 104, 553
seedlings, 80, 81
Hydrocharitaceae, 82
Zosteraceae, 82
seedling morphology
Amphibolis griffithii, 81
grappling apparatus, 81
Posidonia australis, 81
root, 81
root-hair-like structure, 81
seed surface, 81
shoot, 81