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Provedor de dados: 	Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)	
País: 	France	
Título: 	Are epiphytes a significant component of intertidal Zostera noltii beds?	
Autores: 	Lebreton, Benoit; Richard, Pierre; Radenac, Gilles; Bordes, Monique; Breret, Martine; Arnaud, Christophe; Mornet, Francoise; Blanchard, Gerard F.	
Data: 	2009-08	
Ano: 	2009	
Palavras-chave: 	SEM; Cocconeis spp.; Epiphyte diatom; Microphytobenthos; Zostera noltii; Intertidal seagrass bed; Primary producer.	
Resumo: 	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.	
Tipo: 	Text	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6589.pdf

DOI:10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.03.003	
Editor: 	Elsevier	
Relação: 	http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6589/	
Formato: 	application/pdf	
Fonte: 	Aquatic Botany (0304-3770) (Elsevier), 2009-08 , Vol. 91 , N. 2 , P. 82-90	
Fonte: 	2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.