Zostera noltii

At the Ebro delta, P. pectinatus is mainly found in the least brackish areas, while Ruppia cirrhosa inhabits transitional zones between freshwater and seawater. Mixed stands of Zostera noltii, R. cirrhosa, and the floating macroalga Chaetomorpha linum develop in saline areas [37]. 

Plus M. Chapelle A. Menesguen A. Deslous-Paoli J.-M. and Auby I. (2003). Modelling seasonal dynamics of biomasses and nitrogen contents in a seagrass meadow (Zostera noltii Hornem.) Application to the Thau lagoon (French Mediterranean coast). Ecological Modelling, 161, 213-238. 

Nielsen, L. B., Finster, K., Welsh, D. T., DoneUy, A., Herbert, R. A., de Wit, R., and Lomstein, B. A. (2001). Sulphate reduction and nitrogen fixation rates associated with roots, rhizomes and sediments from Zostera noltii and Spartina maritima meadows. Environ. Microbiol. 3, 63—71. 

Welsh, D. T., Bourgues, S., deWit, R., and Herbert, R. A. (1996a). Seasonal variation in rates of heterotrophic nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) in Zostera noltii meadows and uncolonised sediments of the Bassin d Arcachon, south-west France. Hydrobiologia. 329, 161—174. 

Isaksen, M. F., and Finster, K. (1996). Sulphate reduction in the root zone of the seagrass Zostera noltii on the intertidal flats of a coastal lagoon (Arcachon, Prance). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 137, 187—194. 

Kraemer, G. P., and Mazzella, L. (1999). Nitrogen acquisition, storage, and use by the co-occurring Mediterranean seagrasses Cymodocea nodosa and Zostera noltii. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 183, 95—103. 

Peralta, G., Perez-Llorens, J. L., Hernandez, I., and Vergara, J.J. (2002). Effects of light avadabdity on growth, architecmre and nutrient content of the seagrass Zostera noltii Homem. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 269, 9-26. 

Perez-Lorens, J. L., and NieU, F. X. (1995). Short-term phosphate uptake kinetics in Zostera noltii Homem A comparison between excised leaves and sediment-rooted plants. Hydrobiologia 297, 17-27. 

Welsh, D. T., Bartoh, M., Nizzoli, D., CastaldeUi, G., Riou, S. A., and Viaroli, P. (2000). Denitrification, nitrogen fixation, community primary productivity and inorganic N and oxygen fluxes in an intertidal Zostera noltii meadow. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 208, 65—77. 

Cifuentes, A., Anton, J., Bendoch, S., Donnelly, A., Herbert, R. A., and Rodriguez-Valera, F. (2000). Prokaryotic diversity in Zostera noltii—Colonized marine sediments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66,... 

Probably, the most dramatic event was the eelgrass disease, which eradicated large parts of the Zostera marina and Zostera noltii populations in the western parts of the Baltic Sea in the first half of the century. 

Since the 1930s, Zostera stands recovered quite slowly, especially Zostera marina was shown to have reclaimed its former habitat only partially within 25 years after the disease (Den Hartog, 1970), whereas Zostera noltii recovered well. Schories et al. (2006a) argue that on one hand, the pool of plants from which reestablishment was nourished was quite small and, on the other hand, the habitat itself had changed by the absence of Zostera stands. For example, sediment stability was decreased after Zostera was eradicated and therefore... 

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