Leaf dimensions of transplants of Thalassia testudinum in a Mexican Caribbean reef lagoon

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-138

  Van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Leaf morphology; Seagrass; Spatial variability; Thalassia testudinum; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLASTICITY; SEA;

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

LAGOONS; LEAF DIMENSIONS; SEAGRASS; TRANSPLANTS;

MEXICO, CARIBBEAN COAST;

EID: 0030251281     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(96)01068-6     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Burkholder, J.M., Glasgow, Jr., H.B. and Cooke, J.E., 1994. Comparative effects of water-column nitrate enrichment on eelgrass Zostera marina, shoalgrass Halodule wrightii, and widgeongrass Ruppia maritima. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 105: 121-138.
2. Erftemeijer, P.L.A., 1994. Differences in nutrient concentrations and resources between seagrass communities on carbonate and terrigenous sediments in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bull. Mar. Sci., 54: 403-419.
3. Fuss, C.M. and Kelly, Jr., J.A., 1969. Survival and growth of seagrasses transplanted under artificial conditions. Bull. Mar. Sci., 19: 351-365.
4. McMillan, C., 1983. Morphological diversity under controlled conditions for the Halophila ovalis - H. minor complex and the Halodule uninervis complex from Shark Bay, Western Australia. Aquat. Bot., 17: 29-42.
5. Meinesz, A., Caye, G., Loques, F. and Molenaar, H., 1993. Polymorphism and development of Posidonia oceanica transplanted from different parts of the Mediterranean into the National Park of Port-Cross. Bot. Mar., 36: 209-216.
6. Patriquin, D., 1973. Estimation of growth rate, production and age of the marine angiosperm Thalassia testudinum König. Carib. J. Sci., 13: 111-123.
7. Pérez, M., Duarte, C.M., Romero, J., Sand-Jensen, K. and Alcoverro, T., 1994. Growth plasticity in Cymodocea nodosa stands: the importance of nutrient supply. Aquat. Bot., 47: 249-264.
8. Phillips, R.C., 1974. Transplantation of seagrasses, with special emphasis on eelgrass, Zostera marina L. Aquaculture, 4: 161-176.
9. Phillips, R.C. and Lewis, R.L., III, 1983. Influence of environmental gradients on variations in leaf widths and transplant success in north American seagrasses. Mar. Tech. Soc. J., 17 (2): 59-68.
10. Powell, G.V.N., Kenworthy, W.J. and Fourqurean, J.W., 1989. Experimental evidence for nutrient limitation of seagrass growth in a tropical estuary with restricted circulation. Bull. Mar. Sci., 44: 324-340.
11. Short, F.T., 1985. A method for the culture of tropical seagrasses. Aquat. Bot., 22: 187-193.
12. Short, F.T., 1987. Effects of sediment nutrients on seagrasses: literature review and mesocosm experiment. Aquat. Bot., 27: 41-57.
13. Short, F.T., Burdick, D.M. and Kaldy, J.E., III, 1995. Mesocosm experiments quantify the effects of eutrophication on eelgrass, Zostera marina. Limnol. Oceanogr., 40: 740-749.
14. Strawn, K., 1961. Factors influencing the zonation of submerged monocotyledons at Cedar Key, Florida. J. Wildl. Manage., 25: 178-189.
15. Tomasko, D.A. and Lapointe, B.E., 1991. Productivity and biomass of Thalassia testudinum as related to water column nutrient availability and epiphyte levels: field observations and experimental studies. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 75: 9-17.
16. Van Tussenbroek, B.I., 1995. Thalassia testudinum leaf dynamics in a Mexican Caribbean coral reef lagoon. Mar. Biol., 122: 33-40.
17. Zar, J.H., 1984. Biostatistical Analysis, 2nd edn. Prentice Hall, New York, 718 pp.
18. Zieman, J.C., 1972. Origin of circular beds of Thalassia (Spermatophyta: Hydrocharitaceae) in South Biscayne Bay, Florida, and their relationship to mangrove hammocks. Bull. Mar. Sci., 22: 559-574.