The influence of freshwater runoff on biomass, morphometrics, and production of Thalassia testudinum
Aquatic Botany, 2002Efforts to restore more natural freshwater flows in South Florida will impact Biscayne Bay. In order to evaluate possible effects of decreased freshwater discharge on the seagrass Thalassia testudinum, we determined the biomass, density, morphometrics (width, length, number of blades per shoot) and production of T. testudinum twice a year for 2 year at
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Phosphorus uptake kinetics of a dominant tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum
Aquatic Botany, 2003Although nitrogen is primarily the dominant nutrient limiting seagrass production in temperate estuaries, phosphorus (P) limitation can be important in tropical carbonate-dominated seagrass systems. While nitrogen uptake kinetics of seagrasses are moderately well established, very limited data exist on the dynamics of P-uptake.
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Photosynthetic activity detected in the seed epidermis of Thalassia testudinum
Aquatic Botany, 2017Abstract Seagrasses are marine angiosperms that have evolved from terrestrial ancestors. Photosynthetic activity on seed has been studied before in Posidonia genus. T. testudinum and P. oceanica share some evolutionary aspects as they live in more stable environments. As in P. oceanica , T.
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Thalassia testudinum seedling responses to changes in salinity and nitrogen levels
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2006The dominant seagrass in Florida Bay, Thalassia testudinum Banks ex Konig, is a stenohaline species with optimum growth around marine salinity (30–40PSU). Previous studies have examined the responses of mature short shoots of T. testudinum to environmental stresses.
Amanda E. Kahn, Michael J. Durako
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A study of the epifauna on the leaves of Thalassia testudinum KÜnig in Barbados/
1974This item was digitized as part of a project to share McGill's intellectual legacy with the public. If you are the copyright holder or a relative of the copyright holder who is deceased, you may request withdrawal by emailing escholarship.library@mcgill.ca.
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The effects of cropping on the growth of Thalassia testudinum (König) in Jamaica
Aquaculture, 1974Abstract A study of blade growth in Thalassia testudinum has been carried out in order to evaluate the production potential of this seagrass in Jamaica. Summer and winter values of day length and water temperature differ by 2 h and 2.5°C respectively, and monthly variation in the growth rates of Thalassia shoots is small.
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The origin of nitrogen and phosphorus for growth of the marine angiosperm Thalassia testudinum
Marine Biology, 1972How are high rates of production by Thalassia testudinum Konig maintained in notably nutrient-poor tropical waters? Yield-nutrient supply correlations indicate that a singnificant proportion of the phosphorus, and virtually all nitrogen for leaf growth are taken-up from the sediments, and that growth is generally limited by availability of nitrogen ...
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Environmental influences on growth and morphology of Thalassia testudinum
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2017SC Barry, CA Jacoby, TK Frazer
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Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum Banks ex König) — A Seagrass
1988Seagrasses are aquatic angiosperms that live and complete their life cycles totally submerged in a saline-to-brackish medium (Thayer et al. 1975). They are unique in that they are the only land plants that have totally returned to the sea. Although not true grasses, their habit of ribbon-like leaves results in meadows or beds resembling terrestrial ...
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Transplantation of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum König
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