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Productivity and biomass of Thalassia testudinum as related to water column nutrient availability and epiphyte levels: field observations and experimental studies
| Title: | Productivity and biomass of Thalassia testudinum as related to water column nutrient availability and epiphyte levels: field observations and experimental studies. |
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| Name(s): |
Tomasko, D. A., creator Lapointe, Brian E., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1991 | |
| Publisher: | Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Extent: | 10 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3350863 (digitool), FADT3350863 (IID), fau:6471 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Thalassia testudinum meadows from 0.5 m and 2.0 m (MLW) depths were studied at 9 sites in the Florida Keys and western Caribbean. Two meadows, one offshore of a populated island with over 2000 septic tanks, and one offshore of a large bird rookery, were similar in having elevated levels of water column nutrients (DIN and SRP), greater epiphyte levels, low shoot densities, low leaf area indices, and low biomass. Increased blade turnover time was partially responsible for increased epiphyte levels offshore of the populated island, but epiphyte communities developed faster on seagrass blades there than at a paired site offshore of an uninhabited island. This manuscript is available at http://www.int-res.com/ and may be cited as: Tomasko, D. A., & 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. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 75, 9-17. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #845. |
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| Subject(s): |
Seagrasses Seagrasses --Ecology Seagrasses --Caribbean Area --Congresses Seagrasses --Florida Epiphytes |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3350863 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1991 Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
