Global seagrass research methods

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Table of Contents Introduction 1 R.G. Coles, F.T. Short and C.A. Short Part I. Status of Seagrass 1. Global Seagrass Distribution 5 F.T. Short, R.G. Coles, and C. Pergent-Martini 2. Seagrass Taxonomy and Identification Key 31 J. Kuo and C. den Hartog 3. Reproduction and Phenology in Seagrasses 59 D.I. Walker, B. Olesen, and R.C. Phillips Part II. Seagrass Research Methods Color plates 4. Standards for Seagrass Collection, Identification and Sample Design 79 D.M. Burdick and G.A. Kendrick 5. Methods for Mapping Seagrass Distribution 101 L.J. McKenzie, M.A. Finkbeiner, and H. Kirkman 6. Methods for Assessing Seagrass Seed Ecology and Population Genetics 123 G.J. Inglis and M. Waycott 7. Methods for the Measurement of Seagrass Abundance and Depth 141 Distribution C.M. Duarte and H. Kirkman 8. Methods for the Measurement of Seagrass Growth and Production 155 F.T. Short and C.M. Duarte 9. Measurements of Photosynthetic Rates in Seagrasses 183 S. Beer, M Bjork, R. Gademann, and P. Ralph 10. Assessing Biomass, Assemblage Structure and Productivity of Algal 199 Epiphytes on Seagrasses G.A. Kendrick and P.S. Lavery 11. Methods to Measure Macroalgal Biomass and Abundance in Seagrass 223 Meadows B. Japar Sidik, S.O. Bandeira, and N.A. Milchakova 12. Techniques for Quantitative Sampling of Infauna and Epifauna in Seagrass 237 A. Raz-Guzman And R.E. Grizzle 13. Fish, Crabs, Shrimps and Other Large Mobile Epibenthos: Measurement 255 Methods for their Biomass and Abundance in Seagrass G.J. Edgar, H. Mukai, and R.J. Orth 14. Measuring Invertebrate Grazing on Seagrasses and Epiphytes 271 V. Zupo, W.G. Nelson, and M.C. Gambi 15. Methods for Assessing the Grazing Effects of Large Herbivores on 293 Seagrasses C. Supanwanid, J.O. Albertsen, and H. Mukai 16. Seagrass Decomposition 313 D.I. Walker, G. Pergent, and S. Fazi 17. Measurements of Physical Parameters in Seagrass Habitats 325 E.W. Koch and J.J. Verduin 18. Sediment Geology Methods for Seagrass Habitat 345 P.L.A. Erftemeijer and E.W. Koch 19. Measurement of Light Penetration in Relation to Seagrass 369 T.J.B. Carruthers, B.J. Longstaff, W.C. Dennison, E.G. Abal, and K. Aioi 20. Water Quality Measurement Methods for Seagrass Habitat 393 S. Granger and H. Iizumi Part III. Seagrass Habitat Conservation Color plates 21. Improving Seagrass Habitat Quality 407 W. Lee Long and R.M. Thom 22. Seagrass Transplantation and Other Seagrass Restoration Methods 425 H. Calumpong and M. Fonseca 23. Protecting Seagrass: Approaches And Methods 445 R.G. Coles and M.D. Fortes List of Reviewers 465 Author Index 466 Subject Index 469