Contrasting impacts of light reduction on sediment biogeochemistry in deep- and shallow-water tropical seagrass assemblages (Green Island, Great Barrier Reef)

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 136, Issue , 2018, Pages 38-47

  Schrameyer, Verena ^a,c   York, Paul H ^b   Chartrand, Kathryn ^a,b   Ralph, Peter J ^a   Kühl, Michael ^a,c   Brodersen, Kasper Elgetti ^a,c   Rasheed, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbonate sediment; Hydrogen sulphide; Light; O2 demand; Seagrass; Shading; Tropical

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; LIGHT; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TROPICS;

CARBONATE SEDIMENTS; O2 DEMAND; SEAGRASSES; SHADING; TROPICAL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; WATER;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DEEP WATER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LIGHT EFFECT; OXYGEN; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHALLOW WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; CYMODOCEA SERRULATA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HALODULE UNINERVIS; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); LIGHT; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM; TROPICS; VEGETATION; ALISMATALES; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUNLIGHT;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; GREEN ISLAND [QUEENSLAND]; QUEENSLAND;

CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; HALODULE UNINERVIS; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM;

ALISMATALES; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISLANDS; SUNLIGHT; WATER;

EID: 85042143699     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.02.008     Document Type: Article

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