Eutrophication and trophic state classification of seagrass communities in the Florida Keys

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Lapointe, Brian E.
Tomasko, David A.
Matzie, William R.
Publisher
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Date Issued
1994
Note

Seagrass communities in the Florida Keys are receiving increased nutrient loadings from a variety of land-based human activities that are accelerating coastal eutrophication, We assessed relationships among total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations of the water column and the productivity, biomass, and epiphyte levels of the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii along three onshore-offshore transects (Key West, Big Pine Key, and Long Key) stratified a priori into hypereutrophic (HYPER), eutrophic (EUTR), mesotrophic (MESO), and oligotrophic (OLIGO) communities with increasing distance from shore.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
23 p.
Subject (Topical)
Seagrasses --Florida
Seagrasses --Florida --Identification
Seagrasses --Habitat
Seagrasses --Ecology
Eutrophication
Identifier
3172798
Additional Information
Seagrass communities in the Florida Keys are receiving increased nutrient loadings from a variety of land-based human activities that are accelerating coastal eutrophication, We assessed relationships among total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations of the water column and the productivity, biomass, and epiphyte levels of the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii along three onshore-offshore transects (Key West, Big Pine Key, and Long Key) stratified a priori into hypereutrophic (HYPER), eutrophic (EUTR), mesotrophic (MESO), and oligotrophic (OLIGO) communities with increasing distance from shore.
This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Lapointe, B. E., Tomasko, D. A., & Matzie, W. R. (1994). Eutrophication and trophic state classification of seagrass communities in the Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science, 54(3), 696-717.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #982.
Date Backup
1994
Date Text
1994
Date Issued (EDTF)
1994
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FADT3172798
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Lapointe, Brian E.

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23 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172798
Title Plain
Eutrophication and trophic state classification of seagrass communities in the Florida Keys
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172798
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Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
1994
single unit
Title
Eutrophication and trophic state classification of seagrass communities in the Florida Keys
Other Title Info

Eutrophication and trophic state classification of seagrass communities in the Florida Keys