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Epibiosis of marine algae and benthic invertebrates: natural products chemistry and other mechanisms inhibiting settlement and overgrowth
Title
Epibiosis of marine algae and benthic invertebrates: natural products chemistry and other mechanisms inhibiting settlement and overgrowth.
Creator
Davis, A. R., Targett, N. M., McConnell, O. J., Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1989
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333128
Subject Headings
Epibiosis, Marine algae, Marine invertebrates, Fouling, Biotic communities
Format
Document (PDF)
Overlap in diet between co-occurring active suspension feeders on tropical and temperate reefs
Title
Overlap in diet between co-occurring active suspension feeders on tropical and temperate reefs.
Creator
Pile, Adele J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172086
Subject Headings
Marine eutrophication, Biotic communities, Reefs, Sessile barnacles, Benthos
Format
Document (PDF)
Introduction
Title
Introduction.
Creator
Swain, Hilary M., Breininger, David R., Busby, Derek S., Clark, Kerry B., Cook, Susan B., Day, Robert A., De Freese, Duane E., Gilmore, R. G., Hart, Amy W., Hinkle, C. Ross, McArdle, Deborah A., Mikkelsen, Paula M., Nelson, Walter G., Zahorcak, Alyssa J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172867
Subject Headings
Biodiversity, Indian River (Fla.: Lagoon), Biodiversity conservation, Biotic communities, Birds, Wildlife conservation
Format
Document (PDF)
Productivity and Nutrition of Sargassum: A Comparative Ecophysiological Study of Benthic and Pelagic Species in Florida
Title
Productivity and Nutrition of Sargassum: A Comparative Ecophysiological Study of Benthic and Pelagic Species in Florida.
Creator
Feibel, Alison, Lapointe, Brian E., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Center for Environmental Studies
Abstract/Description
Benthic algal species receive elevated nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability as anthropogenic activities increase the loading of nutrients into coastal waters. Pelagic species could also be responding to this nutrient enrichment. This study compared the tissue nutrient content and productivity of three benthic and two pelagic species of Sargassum. We hypothesized that the benthic species would have a higher tissue nutrient content and productivity than the pelagic species and the...
Show moreBenthic algal species receive elevated nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability as anthropogenic activities increase the loading of nutrients into coastal waters. Pelagic species could also be responding to this nutrient enrichment. This study compared the tissue nutrient content and productivity of three benthic and two pelagic species of Sargassum. We hypothesized that the benthic species would have a higher tissue nutrient content and productivity than the pelagic species and the pelagic species would have a higher tissue nutrient content and productivity than historic data. The tissue nutrient content and net productivity of the benthic and pelagic species were not significantly different indicating that the pelagic species are receiving high levels of nutrient availability comparable to that of the benthic species. Pelagic species in the current study exhibited significantly higher N:P ratios and net productivity than the historic data, suggesting a shift from N to P limitation and increased productivity.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004695, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004695
Subject Headings
Biotic communities, Environmental monitoring, Indicators (Biology), Marine algae -- Florida, Marine biology -- Florida, Sargassum
Format
Document (PDF)
ecological study of photoautotrophs in Lake Worth
Title
An ecological study of photoautotrophs in Lake Worth.
Creator
Bolter, Keren P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract/Description
Little Lake Worth (LLW) (800 m x 200 m x 8« m) is an artificially deep, monomictic marine basin. Pigments and other water quality parameters (O2, pH, T, S, NO3 -. etc.) were utilized to characterize phototrophic communities and water quality. The water column is dominated by diatoms except in the hypolimnon during stratification events (late Summer) when strong anoxia and H2S favors abundant Chlorobium sulfur bacteria. Results indicate nitrate-enriched freshwater baseflow indicative of septic...
Show moreLittle Lake Worth (LLW) (800 m x 200 m x 8« m) is an artificially deep, monomictic marine basin. Pigments and other water quality parameters (O2, pH, T, S, NO3 -. etc.) were utilized to characterize phototrophic communities and water quality. The water column is dominated by diatoms except in the hypolimnon during stratification events (late Summer) when strong anoxia and H2S favors abundant Chlorobium sulfur bacteria. Results indicate nitrate-enriched freshwater baseflow indicative of septic tank seepage during the wet season. This also appears to lead to the accumulation of concentrated organic matter in the sediment. LLW is a potential threat to the health of the ecosystem and the humans using it recreationally. More research is required to verify the effectiveness of restoration options. The spatial and temporal distribution of Chlorobium (phaeovibiroides tent.) and their Bacteriochlorophyll-e homologues is described and compared to similar studies.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3151675
Subject Headings
Algae culture, Water quality, Biotic communities, Marine sediments
Format
Document (PDF)