The significance of seagrass decomposition and methods for assessing the quantity and status of decomposing material are outlined in this chapter. Methods presented in this chapter focus on four basic objectives: · To estimate the amount of necromass, especially leaf litter, associated with seagrass beds, and determine its spatio-temporal variability. · To estimate the decay rates of the plant material (litter bags, chamber experiments, tracer techniques, leaf toughness, enzymatic models) · To estimate the quality of decomposing seagrass material and microbial colonization (chemical elementary composition, tracer techniques) · To estimate the role and the structure of the fauna associated with the decomposing seagrass material.
Seagrass decomposition
S. Fazi
2001
Abstract
The significance of seagrass decomposition and methods for assessing the quantity and status of decomposing material are outlined in this chapter. Methods presented in this chapter focus on four basic objectives: · To estimate the amount of necromass, especially leaf litter, associated with seagrass beds, and determine its spatio-temporal variability. · To estimate the decay rates of the plant material (litter bags, chamber experiments, tracer techniques, leaf toughness, enzymatic models) · To estimate the quality of decomposing seagrass material and microbial colonization (chemical elementary composition, tracer techniques) · To estimate the role and the structure of the fauna associated with the decomposing seagrass material.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
