SEAGRASSES: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGYAND CONSERVATION
ANTHONY W.D. LARKUM
ROBERT J. ORTH
CARLOS M. DUARTE
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Taxonomy and Biogeography of Seagrasses
C. den Hartog, John Kuo
Seagrass Evolution, Ecology and Conservation: A Genetic Perspective
Michelle Waycott, Gabriele Procaccini, Donald H. Les, Thorsten B. H. Reusch
Seagrass Morphology, Anatomy, and Ultrastructure
J. Kuo, C. den Hartog
Sexual Reproduction of Seagrasses: Pollination in the Marine Context
Josef Daniel Ackerman
Ecology of Seagrass Seeds and Seagrass Dispersal Processes
Robert J. Orth, Matthew C. Harwell, Graeme J. Inglis
Seagrass Beds and Coastal Biogeochemistry
Núria Marbà, Marianne Holmer, Esperança Gacia, Cristina Barron
Miguel A. Mateo, Just Cebrián, Kenneth Dunton, Troy Mutchler
Fluid Dynamics in Seagrass Ecology—from Molecules to Ecosystems
Evamaria W. Koch, Josef D. Ackerman, Jennifer Verduin, Michael van Keulen
Javier Romero, Kun-Seop Lee, Marta Pérez, Miguel A. Mateo, Teresa Alcoverro
Oxygen Movement in Seagrasses
Jens Borum, Kaj Sand-Jensen, Thomas Binzer, Ole Pedersen, Tina Maria Greve
Dynamics of Seagrass Stability and Change
Carlos M. Duarte, James W. Fourqurean, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Birgit Olesen
Aquatic Optics: Basic Concepts for Understanding How Light Affects Seagrasses and Makes them Measurable from Space
Richard C. Zimmerman, Arnold G. Dekker
Light and Photosynthesis in Seagrass Meadows
Richard C. Zimmerman
Photosynthesis and Metabolism in Seagrasses at the Cellular Level
Anthony W.D. Larkum, Edward A. Drew, Peter J. Ralph
Remote Sensing of Seagrass Ecosystems: Use of Spaceborne and Airborne Sensors
Arnold Dekker, Vittorio Brando, Janet Anstee, Suzanne Fyfe, Timothy Malthus, Evanthia Karpouzli
Zostera: Biology, Ecology, and Management
Kenneth A. Moore, Frederick T. Short
Biology of Posidonia
Sylvie Gobert, Marion T. Cambridge, Branco Velimirov, Gérard Pergent, Gilles Lepoint, Jean-Marie Bouquegneau et al.
The Biology of Thalassia: Paradigms and Recent Advances in Research
Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek, Jan A. Vonk, Johan Stapel, Paul L. A. Erftemeijer, Jack J. Middelburg, Jay C. Zieman
Epiphytes of Seagrasses
Michael A. Borowitzka, Paul S. Lavery, Michael van Keulen
The Central Role of Grazing in Seagrass Ecology
John F. Valentine, J. Emmett Duffy
Seagrasses, Fish, and Fisheries
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Predation in Seagrass Beds
Kenneth L. Heck Jr., Robert J. Orth
Decline and Recovery of Seagrass Ecosystems— The Dynamics of Change
Diana I. Walker, Gary A. Kendrick, Arthur J. McComb
Human Impacts on Seagrasses: Eutrophication, Sedimentation, and Contamination
Peter J. Ralph, David Tomasko, Kenneth Moore, Stephanie Seddon, Catrionà M. O. Macinnis-Ng
Seagrass Conservation Biology: An Interdisciplinary Science for Protection of the Seagrass Biome
W. Judson Kenworthy, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Robert G. Coles, Gérard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini
Seagrass Ecology: New Contributions from a Landscape Perspective
Susan S. Bell, Mark S. Fonseca, Nathaniel B. Stafford
Seagrasses are unique plants; the only group of flowering plants to recolonise the sea. They occur on every continental margin, except Antarctica, and form ecosystems which have important roles in fisheries, fish nursery grounds, prawn fisheries, habitat diversity and sediment stabilisation. Over the last two decades there has been an explosion of research and information on all aspects of seagrass biology. However the compilation of all this work into one book has not been attempted previously. In this book experts in 26 areas of seagrass biology present their work in chapters which are state-of–the-art and designed to be useful to students and researchers alike. The book not only focuses on what has been discovered but what exciting areas are left to discover. The book is divided into sections on taxonomy, anatomy, reproduction, ecology, physiology, fisheries, management, conservation and landscape ecology. It is destined to become the chosen text on seagrasses for any marine biology course.
About the Editors:
Anthony Larkum is Emeritus Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Biological Informatics and Technology at the University of Sudney, Australia. Over the past 45 years his research has centred on photosynthesis and marine biology, especially of algae and seagrasses. He is the author of six books, including "SeagrassBiology: An Australasian Perspective" (Elsevier, 1989) and "Photosynthesis of Algae" (Kluwer, 2003) and has published over 170 research papers. He is the recipient of many international awards and is on the editorial board of Trends in Plant Science.
Robert J. Orth is a Professor of Marine Science in the School of Marine Science and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William Mary, Gloucester Pt., Virginia. His research over the past 35 years has addressed aspects of faunal interactions within seagrass meadows, seed ecology, restoration, and factors influencing the distribution and abundance of meadows in Chesapeake Bay. His work has been closely tied to seagrass management in this region. He has published more than 100 research papers, and co-authored several special issues of scientific journals dealing with seagrasses and one book (Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries). He is past president of the Estuarine Research Federation.
Carlos M. Duarte is a research professor with the Spanish Council for Scientific Research at IMEDEA (Esporles, Majorca, Spain). His research addresses all aspects of seagrass biology and ecology, emphasising seagrass demography, colonisation and recovery processes and their role in the ecosystem. He has authored more than 250 papers in international journals and an introductory book on Seagrass Ecology, is co-editor in chief of the journal "Estuaries and Coasts" and has received several international awards.
Ecology ecosystem ecosystems fisheries marine marine biology physiology
1.School of Biological SciencesUniversity of SydneyAustralia
2.Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceSchool of Marine Science, College of William and MaryGloucester PointUSA
3.Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, Grupo de Oceanografia InterdisciplinarIMEDEA (CSIB-UIB)EsploresSpain