Seagrass Theses and Dissertations.
Geographical Directory:
Abal, EG (1997): Light, Nutrient and Water Quality Interactions with the seagrass Zostera capricorni Aschers. PhD Thesis, The University of Queensland. 134 pp.
Bridgwood,SD (2002): The structure and function of windrows in meadows of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth.
Carruthers,TJB (1994): Leaf production, canopy structure and light climate of a density manipulated Amphibolis griffithii meadow. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Western Australia, Perth. ix+63 p.
Christidis,F (1987): The modes of attachment of the epiphytic algae on Amphibolis griffithii (J. Black) den Hartog. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University (Perth). viii+90 p.
Clapin,G (1994): The spatial distribution and biomass of macro filter feeders in seagrass communities of Cockburn Sound. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Edith Cowan University, Perth.
Greenwood,E (1994): Spatial distribution of micro filter feeders on seagrass within Cockburn Sound. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Edith Cowan University, Perth.
Hancock,CN (1992): Seagrass transplantation trials and factors affecting their success. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth. vi+123 p.
Horn,LE (2001): PAM fluorometry and photosynthetic performance of seagrasses. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth.
Kirkpatrick,D (1994): The filtering capacities of four ascidians from Marmion Lagoon. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Curtin University, 66 p., Perth.
Langridge,TM (2002): The role of protective structures on the survival of seagrass seedling transplants. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth.
Nelson,ML (1992): Environmental characteristics affecting revegetation of seagrasses in Owen Anchorage, Western Australia. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth. 148 p.
Paling,EI (1991): The relationship between nitrogen cycling and productivity in macroalgal stands and seagrass meadows. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Western Australia, Perth. 316+xii p.
Palmer,LL (1988): Interactions between seagrasses and sediment accumulation. Honours Thesis, University of Western Australia. viii+56+2 p.
Rees,CG (1993): Tasmanian Seagrass Communities. Master of Environmental Studies Thesis, University of Tasmania (Hobart) (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies) xi+189 p.
Searle,DJ (1984): Sediment transport system, Perth Sector Rottnest Shelf Western Australia. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Western Australia, Perth. xv+114 p.
Seddon S (2000):. Causes and ecological consequences of the Spencer Gulf seagrass dieback. PhD dissertation, University of Adelaide. 171 pp.
Thomas,HT (1998): Feasibility of seagrass rehabilitation of dredged areas: meadow rhizome type and depth. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth. ix+102 p.
Trautman,DA (1990): The ecology of epiphytic organisms on the leaves of the seagrass Posidonia. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth. ix+208 p.
Tunbridge,DJ (2000): The feasibility of seagrass rehabilitation in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia : a comparison of manual transplantation methodology using Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge et Kuo. Honours thesis, Murdoch University, Perth.
van Keulen,M (1987): Water flow in Amphibolis beds. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth. 79 p.
van Keulen,M (1998): Water flow in seagrass ecosystems. Ph.D. Thesis,
Murdoch University, Perth. ix+220 p.
Verduin,JJ (1996): Interactions of the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica with the hydrodynamic environment and their implications for pollination ecology. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Western Australia, Perth. 118 p.
Walker,CJ (1994): The effect of size and sediment stabilization on the survival of seagrass transplants in Owen Anchorage, Western Australia. Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, Perth. viii+104 p.
Olesen,B (1993): Bestandsdynamik hos Ålegræs. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Aarhus (Aarhus). 94 p. (Language: English and Danish, with Danish summary and review; English title: Population Dynamics of Eelgrass)
Molenaar,H (1992): Etude de la transplantation de boutures de Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, phanerogames marines. Modelisation de l'architecture et du mode de croissance. DSc Thesis, Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis. vii+221 p. (Language: French, with English and French summary; English title: Investigation of transplantation in cuttings of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, marine phanerogams. Modelling of its architecture and growth)
Fong,TCW (1998): Some aspects of ecology of seagrass Zostera japonica in Hong Kong. M.Phil. Thesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 204 p.
Brouns, JJWM, Heijs, FML (1986): Structural and functional aspects of seagrass communities and associated algea from the tropical west-Pacific. Ph.D. Thesis University of Nijmegen, Netherlands. 431 p.
Van Katwijk MM (2000) Possibilities for restoration of Zostera marina beds in the Dutch Wadden Sea. PhD thesis, Radboud University of Nijmegen. http://webdoc.ubn.kun.nl/mono/k/katwijk_m_van/possforeo/
Van Lent, F (1995): Intraspecific variability of Zostera marina L. in the southwestern Netherlands. Ph.D. Thesis University of Nijmegen, Netherlands. 218 p.
Erftemeijer, PLA (1993): Factors limiting growth and production of tropical seagrasses: nutrient dynamics in Indoensian seagrass beds. Ph.D. Thesis University of Nijmegen, Netherlands. 173 p.
Stapel, J (1997): Nutrient dynamics in Indoensian seagrass beds: factors determining conservation and loss of nitrogen and phosphorus. Ph.D. Thesis University of Nijmegen, Netherlands. 127 p. Thesis available at: http://helikon.ubn.kun.nl/mono/s/stapel_j/nutrdyini.pdf)
Largo,BB (1986): Taxonomy, distribution and some aspects of the ecology of seagrasses in Mactan Island and vicinity, Cebu Province, Philippines. M.Sc. in Marine Biology Thesis, University of San Carlos, Cebu City.
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Invers i Brunet,O (2001): Contribució al coneixement de l’ecofisiologia de la nutrició en fanerògames marines d’aigües temperades. PhD Thesis Departament d’Ecologia,Universitat de Barcelona. Thesis available at: http://www.datacontrolpc.com/olga/tesis.html
Hellblom,F (2000): Carbon acquisition in Zostera marina. Ph.D.
Licentiate Thesis, Stockholm University, Stockholm. 22 p. + 2 papers.
Introduction available on-line (pdf format - 2.3 Mb) at: http://www.botan.su.se/Fysiologi/Seagrass/fridalic.pdf
Ackerman,JD (1989): Biomechanical aspects of submarine pollination in Zostera marina L. Ph.D. Dissertation, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. xv+225 p.
Burke,WW,III (1976): Vertical and horizontal distribution of macroinvertebrates on cord grass, Spartina alerniflora, in a Louisiana salt marsh. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Lousiana.
Circe,RC (1979): A seasonal study of seagrass colonization at a dredged material disposal site in upper Laguna Madre, Texas. Master's thesis, Corpus Christi State Univ.
Cornelius,SE (1975): Food Choice of Wintering Redhead Ducks (Aythya americana) and Utilization of Available Resources in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Dennison,W (1979): Light adaptations of plants: a model based on the seagrass Zostera marina L. MSc Thesis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. xi+70 p.
Gourley,J (1989) Habitat discrimination by nekton between adjacent Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrigthii seagrass meadows in a south Texas embayment. MSc Thesis, Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Hanson,LA (1998): Effects of sediment on animals in a San Francisco Bay eelgrass habitat. MSc Thesis, California State University, Hayward. 70p.
Harlin,MM (1971): Epiphytic marine algae: Interactions with their hosts. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. 194 pp.
Koch,EW (1993): Hydrodynamics of flow through seagrass canopies: biological, physical and geochemical interactions. Ph.D. dissertation, University of South Florida. ix+123 pp.
Marsh,SL (1979): Factors Affecting the Distribution, Food Habits, and Lead Toxicosis of Redhead Ducks in the Laguna Madre, Texas. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Marshall,MJ (1985): Stability in an assemblage of caridean and penaeid shrimps inhabiting an intertidal Thalassia bed. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida Zoology Department. 139 pp.
Merkord,GW (1978): The Distribution and Abundance of Seagrasses in Laguna Madre of Texas. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas.
Nelson,TA (1995): Interactions and dynamics of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.), epiphytes, and grazers in subtidal meadows of Puget Sound. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. 157 pp.
Odum,MA (1985): Shading Effects of Epiphytes on Leaves of Turtle Grass, Thalassia testudinum Band ex Konig. Master's thesis, University of Texas at Austin.
Penn,GJ (1979): Decapod Crustacean Communites in Texas Seagrasses. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Houston.
Phillips,RC (1972): Ecological Life History of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) in Puget Sound, Washington. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. 154 pp.
Rickner,JA (1979): The Influence of Dredged Material Islands in Upper Laguna Madre, Texas on Selected Seagrasses and Macro-benthos. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Ruckelshaus,MH (1994): Ecological and genetic factors affecting population structure in the marine angiosperm, Zostera marina L. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Williams,SL (1977): Seagrass Productivity: The Effect of Light on Carbon Uptake. Master's thesis, University of Alaska.
Villamizar, Estrella. 1993. Evaluacion de la comunidad de peces en algunas praderas de fanerogamas marinas del Parque Nacional Archipielago De Los Roques (Fish community assessment of some seagrass beds from the National Park Acrhipielago De Los Roques). Ph.D. Thesis. Postgrado De Ecologíía, Universidad Central De Venezuela.
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