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TI Are epiphytes a significant component of intertidal Zostera noltii beds?
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AF LEBRETON, Benoit
   RICHARD, Pierre
   RADENAC, Gilles
   BORDES, Monique
   BRERET, Martine
   ARNAUD, Christophe
   MORNET, Francoise
   BLANCHARD, Gerard F.
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C1 Univ La Rochelle, UMR Littoral Environm & Soc LIENSs, UMR 6250, CNRS,Inst Littoral & Environm, F-17042 La Rochelle, France.
   Univ La Rochelle, Ctr Commun Anal, FR EDD 3097, CNRS, F-17071 La Rochelle 9, France.
   IFREMER, CNRS, UMS ELA, UMS 3109, F-17137 Lhoumeau, France.
C2 UNIV LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE
   UNIV LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 1.697
TC 30
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6589.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;SEM;Cocconeis spp.;Epiphyte diatom;Microphytobenthos;Zostera noltii;Intertidal seagrass bed;Primary producer
AB The role of epiphytes in an intertidal Zostera noltii seagrass bed in Marennes-Oleron Bay was assessed in comparison with the other main benthic primary producers (Z. noltii, microphytobenthos) at two bathymetric levels and on a seasonal basis. Assemblage and biomass of epiphytes were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Z noltii and its detrital matter followed a typical seasonal pattern: microphytobenthos was present in large quantities throughout the year representing 21% of the total biomass while detrital matter, above-ground parts and below-ground parts accounted for 65, 9 and 5%, respectively. Only two species of epiphytic diatoms, Cocconeis scutellum and Cocconeis placentula, were observed on seagrass leaves. Epiphyte biomass was very low, representing on average less than 0.001% of that of microphytobenthos or leaves. This low epiphyte biomass is linked with the absence of macroalgae and also with the low biovolume of Cocconeis, which formed a monolayer of cells on leaves. This can be explained by the severe conditions of the intertidal and the high leaf turn-over of Z. noltii leaves. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY 2009
PD AUG
SO Aquatic Botany
SN 0304-3770
PU Elsevier
VL 91
IS 2
UT 000267627000005
BP 82
EP 90
DI 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.03.003
ID 6589
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