Posidonia

Marine flowering plant, Posidonia oceanica Near sewer outfall, Marseilles, France Rhizomes 2.5 DW 4... 

Boyd KG, Adams DR, Burgess JG (1999) Antibacterial and repellent activities of marine bacteria associated with algal surfaces. Biofouling 14 227-236 Cebrian J, Enriquez S, Fortes M, AgawinN, Vermaat JE, Duarte CM (1999) Epiphyte accrual on Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile leaves implications for light absorption. Bot Mar 42 123-128... 

The first report, by Bell and coworkers61, identifying D-apiose as a component of a molecule other than a flavonoid glycoside was important for three reasons. (I) It was the first time that D-apiose had been described as a component of a polysaccharide, (2) the useful and widely emulated preparation of the di-O-isopropylidene derivative was detailed, and (3) a theory equating the recalcitrance of Posidonia australis and Zostera marina to microbial decay with the presence of some derivative of D-apiose was proposed. Subsequently, the presence of apiose in the polysaccharides of a large number of plants has been reported. 

Kroepelin, H., Chemical Study of the Northwest Germany Posidonia... 

Lafabrie, C., C. Pergent-Martini, and G. Pergent. 2008. Metal contamination of Posidonia oceanica meadows along the Corsican coastline (Mediterranean). Environ. Pollut. 151 262-268. 

Lafabrie, C., G. Pergent, R. Kantin, C. Pergent-Martini, and J.-L. Gonzalez. 2007. Trace metals assessment in water, sediment, mussel and seagrass species—validation of the use of Posidonia oceanica as a metal biomonitor. Chemosphere 68 2033-2039. 

Pirc, H. (1985) Growth dynamics in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. I. Seasonal changes of soluble carbohydrates, starch, free amino acids, nitrogen and organic anions in different parts of the plant. Publ. Staz. Zool. Napoli I Mar. Ecol. 6, 141-165. 

S. Baldwin, W. A. Maher, E. Kleber, F. Krikowa, Selenium in marine organisms of seagrass habitats (Posidonia australis) of Jervis Bay Australia, Mar. Pollut. Bull., 32 (1996), 310-316. 

Tropical seaweeds are often well defended owing to high levels of predation by fishes on tropical reefs 18,37 however, coldwater seaweeds also use chemical protection, mainly against sea urchins and crabs. A number of macroalgae from the Antarctic subcontinent possess chemical extracts that are deterrent to sea stars,38,39 amphipods,39,40 or fish,39 while Arctic algae have been screened for deterrency toward sea urchins and amphipods.41 Chemical defenses have also been detected in seagrasses, notably in the Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica whose extracts deter feeding by sea urchins and fish 42... 

Turki, S. 2005. Distribution of toxic dinofiagellates along the leaves of seagrass Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa from the Gulf of Tunis. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 46(l) 29-34. 

Gacia, E., Duarte, C. M., and Middelburg, J. J. (2002). Carbon and nutrient deposition in a Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica) meadow. Limnol. Oceanogr. 47, 23—32. 

Tomas, F., Turon, W., and Romero, J. (2005). Effects of herbivores on a Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow Importance of epiphytes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 287, 115—125. 

Barron, C., Middelburg, J. J., and Duarte, C. M. (2006). Phytoplankton trapped within seagrass Posidonia oceanic) sediments are a nitrogen source An in situ isotope labeling experiment. Limno. and Oceanogr. 51, 1648—1653. 

Gacia, E., and Duarte, C. M. (2001). Sediment retention by a Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica meadow The balance between deposition and resuspension. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sd. 52, 505—514. 

Invers, O., Perez, M., and Romero, J. (2002). Seasonal nitrogen speciation in temperate seagrasses Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 273, 219-240. 

J0rgensen, N. O. G., Blackburn, T. H., Henriksen, K., and Bay, D. (1981). The importance of Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa as contributors of free amino acids in water and sediment of seagrass beds. Mar. Ecol. 2, 97-112. 

Kraemer, G. P., Mazzella, L., and Alberte, R. S. (1997). Nitrogen assimilation and partitioning in the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica. PSZNIMar. Ecol. 18, 175—788. 

Lepoint, G., Millet, S., Dauby, P., Gobert, S., and Bouquegneau, J. M. (2002a). Annual nitrogen budget of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica as determined by in situ uptake experiments. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 237, 87-96. 

Lopez, N. 1., Duarte, C. M., Vahespinos, F., Romero, J., and Alcoverro, T. (1998). The effect of nutrient additions on bacterial activity in seagrass Posidonia oceanica) sediments. /. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 224, 155-166. 

Mateo, M. A., Romero, J., Perez, J., Litder, M. M., and Littler, D. S. (1997). Dynamics of millenary organic deposits resulting from growth of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica. Estuar. Coast. Shelf. Sd. 44, 103-110. 

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