Seagrass at FIU

Publications from the Seagrass Ecosystems Research Lab

* - Postdocs, ** - graduate student author, *** - undergraduate student author

2015

Carbon storage in seagrass soils: long-term nutrient history exceeds the effects of near-term nutrient enrichment

Biogeosciences Discussion 12:1-28, 2015

Armitage, A.R and J.W. Fourqurean

Three new species of Tursiocola (Bacillariophyta) from the skin of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Phytotaxa 204(1):33-48, 2015

Frankovich, T.A., M.J. Sullivan and N.I. Stacy

The impacts of physical disturbance on ecosystem structure in subtropical seagrass meadows

Marine Ecology-Progress Series, In press

Bourque, A.S.**, J.W. Fourqurean and W.J. Kenworthy

Indonesia�s blue carbon: A globally significant and vulnerable sink for seagrass and mangrove carbon

Wetlands Ecology and Management, online early

Alongi, D.M., D. Murdiyarso, J.W. Fourqurean, J.B. Kauffman, A. Hutahaean, S. Crooks, C.E. Lovelock, J. Howard, D. Herr, M. Fortes, E. Pidgeon, and T. Wagey

Reefscapes of fear: predation risk and reef heterogeneity interact to shape herbivore foraging behavior

Journal of Animal Ecology, online early

Catano, L.**, M. Rojas, R. Malossi, J. Peters, M. Heithaus, J.W. Fourqurean, D. Burkepile

Predators help protect carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystems

Nature Climate Change, 2015

Atwood, T.B., R.M. Connolly, E.G. Ritchie, C.E. Lovelock, M.R. Heithaus, G.C. Hays, J.W. Fourqurean and P.I. Macreadie

FIU News

Water quality, isoscapes and stoichioscapes of seagrasses indicate general P limitation and unique N cycling in shallow water benthos of Bermuda

Biogeosciences 12:6235-6249, 2015

Fourqurean, J.W., S.A. Manuel, K.A. Coates, W.J. Kenworthy and J.N. Boyer

New perspectives on an iconic landscape from comparative international long-term ecological research

Ecosphere 6(10):181, 2015

Gaiser, E.E., E.P. Anderson, E. Casta�eda-Moya, L. Collado-Vides, J.W. Fourqurean, M.R. Heithaus, R. Jaff�, D. Lagomasino, N.J. Oehm, R.M. Price, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, R. Roy Chowdhury, T.G. Troxler

Seagrass meadows as globally significant carbonate reservoir

Biogeosciences 12:4993-5003, 2015

Mazarrasa, I., N. Marb�, C.E. Lovelock, O. Serrano, P. Lavery, J.W. Fourqurean, H. Kennedy, M.A. Mateo, D. Krause-Jensen, A.D.L. Steven and C.M. Duarte

Ecosystem responses to prescribed fire along a chronosequence in a subtropical pine rockland habitat

Caribbean Naturalist 24:1-12, 2015

Dewsbury, B.M.**, S. Koptur and J.W. Fourqurean

Carbon storage in seagrass beds of the Arabian Gulf

Estuaries and Coasts 38:242�251, 2015

Campbell, J.E.**, E.A. Lacey**, R.A. Decker, S. Crooks and J.W. Fourqurean

Extreme temperatures, foundation species and abrupt shifts in ecosystems

Global Change Biology 21:1463-1474, 2015

Thomson, J.A.*, D.A. Burkholder, M.R. Heithaus, J.W. Fourqurean, M.W. Fraser**, J. Statton** and G.A. Kendrick. 2015

FIU News

2014

Morphological and physiological responses of seagrasses to grazers and their role as patch abandonment cues

Revista de Biolog�a Tropical 62(4):1535-1548, 2014

Lacey, E.A.**, L. Collado-Vides and J.W. Fourqurean

Effects of common seagrass restoration methods on ecosystem structure in subtropical seagrass meadows

Marine Environmental Research 97:67-78, 2014

Bourque, A.S.** and J.W. Fourqurean

Seagrasses in the age of sea turtle conservation and shark overfishing

Frontiers in Marine Science 1:28, 2014

Heithaus, M.R., T. Alcovero, R. Arthur, D.A. Burkholder, K.A. Coates, M.J.A. Christianen, N. Kelkar, S.A. Manuel, A.J. Wirsing, W.J, Kenworthy and J.W. Fourqurean

Ocean acidification outweighs nutrient effects in structuring seagrass epiphyte communities

Journal of Ecology 102(3):730-737, 2014

Campbell, J.E.** and J.W. Fourqurean

Coastal Blue Carbon: methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows

Pp. 67-108 in Howard, J., S. Hoyt, K. Isensee, E. Pidgeon and M. Telszewski, eds. Coastal Blue Carbon: methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows. Conservation International, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, International Union for Conservation of Nature. Arlington, Virginia, USA. 181 pp., 2014

Fourqurean, J.W., B. Johnson, J.B. Kauffman, H. Kennedy, C. Lovelock, N. Saintilan, D.M. Alongi, M. Cifuentes, M. Copertino, S. Crooks, C. Duarte, M. Fortes, J. Howard, A. Hutahaean, J. Kairo, N. Marb�, J. Morris, D. Murdiyarso, E. Pidgeon, P. Ralph, O. Serrano

Field Sampling of Soil Carbon Pools in Coastal Ecosystems

Pp. 39-66 in Howard, J., S. Hoyt, K. Isensee, E. Pidgeon and M. Telszewski, eds. Coastal Blue Carbon: methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows. Conservation International, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, International Union for Conservation of Nature. Arlington, Virginia, USA. 181 pp., 2014

Fourqurean, J.W., B. Johnson, J.B. Kauffman, H. Kennedy, C. Lovelock, D.M. Alongi, M. Cifuentes, M. Copertino, S. Crooks, C. Duarte, M. Fortes, J. Howard, A. Hutahaean, J. Kairo, N. Marb�, J. Morris, D. Murdiyarso, E. Pidgeon, P. Ralph, N. Saintilan, O. Serrano

Conceptualizing the Project and Developing a Field Measurement Plan

Pp 25-38 in Howard, J., S. Hoyt, K. Isensee, E. Pidgeon and M. Telszewski, eds. Coastal Blue Carbon: methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows. Conservation International, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, International Union for Conservation of Nature. Arlington, Virginia, USA. 181 pp., 2014

Fourqurean, J.W., B. Johnson, J.B. Kauffman, H. Kennedy, I. Emmer, J. Howard, E. Pidgeon, O. Serrano.

2013

Introduction to Bermuda geology, oceanography and climate.

Pp 115-133 In: Sheppard, C. (Ed) Coral Reefs of the World -Volume 4: Coral Reefs of the UK overseas territories. Springer, Dordrecht. 336pp., 2013

Coates, K.A., J.W. Fourqurean, W.J. Kenworthy, A. Logan, S.A. Manuel and S.R Smith.

Integrated carbon budget models for the Everglades terrestrial-oceanic gradient: Current status and needs for inter-site comparisons

Oceanography 26:98-107, 2013

Troxler, T.G., E. Gaiser, J. Barr, J.D. Fuentes, R. Jaffe, D.L. Childers, L. Collado-Vides, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, E. Castaneda-Moya, W. Anderson, R. Chambers, M.L. Chen, C. Coronado-Molina, S.E. Davis, V. Engel, C. Fitz, J. Fourqurean, T. Frankovich, J. Kominoski, C. Madden, S.L. Malone, S.F. Oberbauer, P. Olivas, J. Richards, C. Saunders, J. Schedlbauer, L.J. Scinto, F. Sklar, T. Smith, J.M. Smoak, G. Starr, R.R. Twilley, and K. Whelan

Tropical species at the northern limit of their range: composition and distribution in Bermuda's benthic habitats in relation to depth and light availability.

Marine Environmental Research 89:63-75, 2013

Manuel, S.M., K.A. Coates, W.J. Kenworthy and J.W. Fourqurean

Variability in herbivory in subtropical seagrass ecosystems and implications for seagrass transplanting.

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 445:29-37, 2013

Bourque, A.S.**, and J.W. Fourqurean

Patterns of top-down control of a seagrass ecosystem: could a roving top predator induce a behavior-mediated trophic cascade?

Journal of Animal Ecology 82(6): 1192�1202, 2013

Burkholder, D.A.**, M.R. Heithaus, J.W. Fourqurean, A. Wirsing and L.M. Dill

Effects of in situ CO2 enrichment on the structural and chemical characteristics of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum.

Marine Biology 160(6):1465-1475, 2013

Campbell, J.E.** and J.W. Fourqurean

Mechanisms of bicarbonate use influence photosynthetic CO2 sensitivity of tropical seagrasses.

Limnology and Oceanography 58(3): 839-848, 2013

Campbell, J.E.** and J.W. Fourqurean

Increased algal dominance despite presence of Diadema antillarum populations on a Caribbean coral reef.

Bulletin of Marine Science 89(2):603-620, 2013.

Lacey, E.A.**, J.W. Fourqurean and L. Collado-Vides

Spatial pattern in stoichiometry indicates both N-limited and P-limited regions of an iconic P-limited subtropical bay

Marine Ecology - Progress Series 472:101-115, 2013

Burkholder, D.A.**, J.W. Fourqurean and M.R. Heithaus

Stoichiometry, growth, and fecundity responses to nutrient enrichment by invertebrate grazers in sub-tropical turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadows.

Marine Biology 160:169-180,2013

Baggett, L.P.**, K.L. Heck, Jr., T.A. Frankovich, A.R. Armitage* and J.W. Fourqurean

2012

Seagrass ecosystems as a globally significant carbon stock

Nature Geoscience 5:505-509. 2012

Fourqurean, J.W., Duarte, C.M., Kennedy, H., Marb�, N., Holmer, M., Mateo, M.A., Apostolaki, E.T., Kendrick, G.A., Krause-Jensen, D., McGlathery, K.J., and O. Serrano.

FIU News

Ocean Policy: US-Cuba scientific collaboration Emerging issues and opportunities in marine and related environmental sciences

Oceanography 25(2): 227-231, 2012

Machlis, G., T.A. Frankovich, P.M. Alcolado, E. Garcia-Machado, A. Caridad Hernandez-Zanuy, R.E. Hueter, N.Knowlton, E. Perera J.W. Tunnell

Carbon and nutrient storage in subtropical seagrass meadows: examples from Florida Bay and Shark Bay

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:967-983, 2012

Fourqurean, J.W., G.A. Kendrick, L.S. Collins, R.M. Chambers and M.A. Vanderklift

Science behind management of Shark Bay and Florida Bay, two P-limited subtropical systems with different climatology and human pressures

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:941-951, 2012

Kendrick, G.A., J.W. Fourqurean, M.W. Fraser, M.R. Heithaus, G. Jackson, K, Friedman and D. Hallac.

Nutrient status of seagrasses cannot be inferred from system-scale distribution of phosphorus in Shark Bay, Western Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:1015-1026, 2012

Fraser, M.W.**, G.A. Kendrick, P.F. Grierson, J.W. Fourqurean, M.A. Vanderklift and D.I. Walker

Differential importance of water quality parameters and temporal patterns of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) cover in adjacent sub-estuaries distinguished by alternate regimes of phytoplankton and SAV dominance

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:1005-1014, 2012

Frankovich, T.A., J. Barr, D. Morrison and J.W. Fourqurean

Feeding preferences of herbivores in a relatively pristine subtropical seagrass ecosystem

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:1051-1058, 2012

Burkholder, D.A.**, M.R. Heithaus, and J.W. Fourqurean

The use of stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in identifying water exchange of in two hypersaline estuaries with different hydrologic regimes

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:952-966, 2012

Price, R.M., G. Skrzypek, P.F. Grierson, P.K. Swart, and J.W. Fourqurean

Characterizing the sources and fate of dissolved organic matter in Shark Bay, Australia: A preliminary study using optical properties and stable carbon isotopes

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:1098-1107, 2012

Cawley, K.M.**, Y. Ding**, J.W. Fourqurean and R. Jaff�

Stable isotope and fatty acid biomarkers of seagrass, epiphytic, and algal organic matter to consumers in a nearly pristine seagrass ecosystem, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research 63:1085-1097, 2012

Belicka, L.L.**, D. Burkholder**, J.W. Fourqurean, M.R. Heithaus, S.A. Macko and R. Jaff�

Estimating global "blue carbon" emissions from conversion and degradation of vegetated coastal ecosystems

PLoS ONE 7(9):e43542, 2012

Pendleton, L., D.C. Donato, B.C. Murray, S. Crooks, W.A. Jenkins, S. Sifleet, C. Craft, J. W. Fourqurean, B. Kauffman, N. Marb�, P. Megonigal, E. Pidgeon, V. Bilbao-Bastidam, R. Ullman,and D. Gordon

Negative relationships between the nutrient and carbohydrate content of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Aquatic Botany 99:56-60. 2012

Campbell, J.E.**, L.A. Yarbro and J.W. Fourqurean

Brevetoxin persistence in sediments and seagrass epiphytes of east Florida coastal waters

Harmful Algae 13:89-94, 2012

Hitchcock, G.L., J.W. Fourqurean, J. Drake, R.N. Mead and C.A. Heil

2011

Diversity in trophic interactions of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on a relatively pristine coastal seagrass foraging ground

Marine Ecology Progress Series 439: 277-293, 2011

Burkholder, D.A.**, M.R. Heithaus, J.A. Thomson** and J.W. Fourqurean

Long term effects of adding nutrients to an oligotrophic coastal environment

Ecosystems 14:430-444, 2011

Armitage, A.R.*, T.A. Frankovich and J.W. Fourqurean

Projected reorganization of Florida Bay seagrass communities in response to increased freshwater delivery from the Everglades

Estuaries and Coasts 34:973-992, 2011

Herbert, D.A.*, W.B. Perry, B.J. Cosby and J.W. Fourqurean

Benthic macrophyte distribution and abundance in estuarine mangrove lakes: Relationships to environmental variables

Estuaries and Coasts 34(1):20-31, 2011

Frankovich, T.A., D. Morrison and J.W. Fourqurean

Novel methodology for in situ carbon dioxide enrichment of benthic ecosystems

Limnology and Oceanography Methods 9:97�109, 2011

Campbell, J.E.** and J.W. Fourqurean

2010

Seagrass community metabolism: assessing the carbon sink capacity of seagrass meadows

Global Biogeochemical Cycles 24: GB4032, 2010

Duarte, C.M., N. Marb�, E. Gacia, J.W. Fourqurean, J. Beggins, C. Barr�n, E.T. Apostolaki

Seagrass sediments as a global carbon sink: isotopic constraints

Global Biogeochemical Cycles 24: GB4026, 2010

Kennedy, H., J. Beggins, C. M. Duarte, J.W. Fourqurean, M. Holmer, N. Marb�, and J. J. Middelburg

Effects of excluding sea turtle herbivores from a seagrass bed: overgrazing may have led to loss of seagrass meadows in Bermuda

Marine Ecology Progress Series 419:223-232, 2010

Fourqurean, J.W., S. Manuel, K.A. Coates, W.J. Kenworthy and S.R. Smith

Epiphyte loads on seagrasses and microphytobenthos abundance are not reliable indicators of nutrient availability in coastal ecosystems

Marine Pollution Bulletin 60:971-983, 2010

Fourqurean, J.W., M.F. Muth** and J.N. Boyer.

Artificial reefs concentrate nutrients and alter benthic community structure in an oligotrophic, subtropical estuary

Bulletin of Marine Science 86(4): 813-828, 2010

Dewsbury, B.M.** and J.W. Fourqurean.

Nutrient enrichment, grazer identity and their effects on epiphytic algal assemblages: field experiments in sub-tropical turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadows

Marine Ecology - Progress Series 406:33-45, 2010

Baggett, L.P.**, K.L. Heck, Jr., T.A. Frankovich, A.R. Armitage* and J.W. Fourqurean

Are mangroves in the tropical Atlantic ripe for invasion? Exotic mangrove trees in the forests of south Florida

Biological Invasions 12:2509-2522, 2010

Fourqurean, J.W., T.J Smith III, J. Possley, T. M. Collins, D. Lee and S. Namoff

2009

Stable isotopes reveal complex changes in trophic relationships following nutrient addition in a coastal marine ecosystem

Estuaries and Coasts 32:1152-1164, 2009

Armitage, A.R. and J.W. Fourqurean

Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

Proceedings of the National Academies of Science USA 106(3):12377-12381, 2009

Waycott, M., C.M. Duarte, T.J.B. Carruthers, R.J. Orth, W.C. Dennison, S. Olyarnik**, A. Calladine, J.W. Fourqurean, K.L. Heck, Jr., A.R. Hughes, G. Kendrick, W.J. Kenworthy, F.T. Short and S.L. Williams.

Interspecific variation in the elemental and stable isotopic content of seagrasses in South Florida

Marine Ecology - Progress Series 387:109-123, 2009

Campbell, J.E. and J.W. Fourqurean

Nutrient effects on seagrass epiphyte community structure in Florida Bay

Journal of Phycology 45:1010-1020, 2009

Frankovich, T.A., A.R. Armitage*, A.H. Wachnicka**, E.E. Gaiser and J.W. Fourqurean

Ecological indicators for assessing and communicating seagrass status and trends in Florida Bay

Ecological Indicators 9S:S68-S82, 2009

Madden, C.J., D.T. Rudnick, A.A. McDonald, K.M. Cunniff, J.W. Fourqurean

Phosphorus availability and salinity control productivity and demography of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay

Estuaries and Coasts 32(1):188-201, 2009

Herbert, D.A**. and J.W. Fourqurean

2008

Estuaries and Coasts as an outlet for research in coastal ecosystems: a bibliometric study

Estuaries and Coasts 31(3):469-476, 2008

Fourqurean, J.W., C.M. Duarte, M.D. Kershaw and S.T. Threlkeld

Ecosystem structure and function still altered two decades after short-term fertilization of a seagrass meadow

Ecosystems 11: 688-700, 2008

Herbert, D.A.* and J.W. Fourqurean

The effects of manipulation of sedimentary iron and organic matter on sediment biogeochemistry and seagrasses in a subtropical carbonate environment

Biogeochemistry 87:113-126, 2008

Ruiz-Halpern, S.**, S.A. Macko and J.W. Fourqurean

2007

Spatial and temporal variation in the elemental and stable isotopic content of the seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa from the Illes Balears, Spain

Marine Biology 151:219-232, 2007

Fourqurean, J.W., N. Marb�, C.M. Duarte, E. Diaz-Almela**, and S. Ruiz-Halpern**

State-dependent risk-taking by green sea turtles mediates top-down effects of tiger shark intimidation in a marine ecosystem

Journal of Animal Ecology 76(5):837-844, 2007

Heithaus, M.R., A. Frid, A.J. Wirsing, L.M. Dill, J.W. Fourqurean, D. Burkholder**, J. Thomson** and L. Bejder

Distribution and trends in macroalgal components of tropical seagrass communities in relation to water quality

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 73:680-694, 2007

Collado-Vides, L., V.G. Caccia, J.N. Boyer and J.W. Fourqurean.

Large-scale decline of offshore seagrass meadows in Bermuda

Marine Ecology Progress Series 339:123-130, 2007

Murdoch, T.J.T. , A.F. Glasspool, M. Outerbridge, J. Ward, S. Manuel, J. Gray, A. Nash, K. A. Coates, J. Pitt, J.W. Fourqurean, P.A. Barnes, M. Vierros., K. Holzer**, andS.R. Smith

Response of seagrass epiphyte loading to field manipulations of fertilization, gastropod grazing and leaf turnover rates

Journal of Experimental marine Biology and Ecology 349:61-72, 2007

Peterson, B.J.**,T.A. Frankovich and J.C. Zieman

2006

Potential role of the sponge community in controlling phytoplankton blooms in Florida Bay

Marine Ecology Progress Series 328:93-103, 2006

Peterson, B.J.*, C.M. Chester, F.J. Jochem and J.W. Fourqurean

A global crisis for seagrass ecosystems

BioScience 56(12):987-996, 2006

Orth, R.J., T.J.B. Carruthers, W.C. Dennison, C.M. Duarte, J.W. Fourqurean, K.L. Heck, Jr., R. Hughes, G. Kendrick, W.J. Kenworthy, S. Olyarnik**, F.T. Short, M. Waycott andS.L. Williams

The short-term influence of herbivory near patch reefs varies between seagrass species

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 339:65-74, 2006

Armitage, A.R.* and J.W. Fourqurean

Nutrient content of seagrasses and epiphytes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: evidence of phosphorus and nitrogen limitation

Aquatic Botany 85(2):103-111, 2006

Johnson, M.W.**, K.L. Heck, Jr., J.W. Fourqurean

Coastal groundwater discharge - an additional source of phosphorus for the oligotrophic wetlands of the Everglades

Hydrobiologia 569:23-36, 2006

Price, R.M., P.K. Swart and J.W. Fourqurean

Nutrients increase epifaunal abundance and shift species composition in a subtropical seagrass bed

Hydrobiologia 569:437-447, 2006

Gil, M.***, A.R. Armitage*, and J.W. Fourqurean

Variable responses within epiphytic and benthic microalgal communities to nutrient enrichment

Hydrobiologia 569:423-435, 2006

Armitage, A.R.*, T.A. Frankovich and J.W. Fourqurean

Spatial and temporal distributions of epiphytic diatoms growing on Thalassia testudinum Banks ex Konig: relationships to water quality

Hydrobiologia 569:259-271

Frankovich, T.A., E.E. Gaiser, J.C.Zieman, and A. H.Wachnicka

2005

Dynamics of seagrass stability and change

Pp. 271-294 In Larkum, A.W.D., Orth, R.J., and C.M. Duarte.Seagrasses: Biology, ecology and conservation. Springer, 2005

Duarte, C.M., J.W. Fourqurean, D. Krause-Jensen and B. Olesen

Lagoon scale processes in a coastally influenced Caribbean system: implications for the seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Caribbean Journal of Science 41(3):441-455, 2005

Carruthers, T.J.B., P.A.G. Barnes, G.E. Jacome and J.W. Fourqurean

Spatial and seasonal variability in elemental content, δ13C and δ15N of Thalassia testudinum from south Florida

Estuaries 28(3):447-461, 2005

Fourqurean, J.W. S.P. Escorcia, W.T. Anderson and J.C. Zieman

Complexity in the response of benthic primary producers within a seagrass community to nutrient enrichment

Estuaries 28(3):422-434, 2005

Armitage, A.R.*, Frankovich, T.A., Heck, K.L. Jr., Fourqurean, J.W.

Changes in mass and nutrient content of wood during decomposition in a South Florida mangrove forest

Journal of Ecology 93(3):618-631, 2005

Romero, L.M., T.J. Smith, III.,andJ.W. Fourqurean

Spatiotemporal variation of the abundance of calcareous green macroalgae in the Florida Keys:A study of synchrony within a macroalgal functional-form group

Journal of Phycology 41(4):742-752, 2005

Collado-Vides, L., L.M. Rutten** and J.W. Fourqurean.

The potential role of plant oxygen and sulphide dynamics in die-off events of the tropical seagrass, Thalassia testudinum

Journal of Ecology 93(1)148-158, 2005

Borum, J., O. Pedersen, T. M. Greve, T. A. Frankovich, J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean and C. J. Madden.

2004

The impact of Hurricane Georges on soft-bottom, backreef communities: site- and species-specific effects in south Florida seagrass beds

Bulletin of Marine Science 75(2):239-257, 2004

Fourqurean, J. W. and L. M. Rutten**

Responses of seagrass communities to fertilization along a gradient of relative availability of nitrogen and phosphorus in a carbonate environment

Limnology and Oceanography 49(6):2082-2094, 2004

Ferdie, M.** and J.W. Fourqurean.

Reply to B.E. Lapointe and P.J. Barile (2004). Comment on J.C. Zieman, J.W. Fourqurean and T.A. Frankovich, 1999. Seagrass die-off in Florida Bay: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum

Estuaries 27(1):165-172, 2004

Zieman, J.C., J.W. Fourqurean and T.A. Frankovich**

2003

Competing goals of spatial and temporal resolution: monitoring seagrass communities on a regional scale

Pp 257-288 in: Busch, D. E. and J.C. Trexler, eds.Monitoring ecosystems: interdisciplinary approaches for evaluating ecoregional initiatives. Island Press, Washington, D. C. 447 pp., 2003

Fourqurean, J.W. and L.M. Rutten**

Changes in nutrient content and stable isotope ratios of C and N during decomposition of seagrasses and mangrove leaves along a nutrient availability gradient in Florida Bay

Chemistry and Ecology 19(5):373-390, 2003

Fourqurean, J.W. and J.E. Schrlau***

Elucidating seagrass population dynamics:theory, constraints and practice

Limnology and Oceanography 48(5):2070-2074, 2003

Fourqurean, J.W., N. Marb� and C.M. Duarte

Forecasting the response of seagrass distribution to changing water quality: statistical models from monitoring data

Ecological Applications 13(2): 474-489, 2003

Fourqurean, J.W., J.N. Boyer, M.J. Durako, L.N. Hefty, and B.J. Peterson*

Intra- and interannual variability in seagrass carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes from south Florida, a preliminary study

Organic Geochemistry 34(2):185-194, 2003

Anderson, W.T. and J.W. Fourqurean

2002

Seagrass distribution in south Florida: a multi-agency coordinated monitoring program

Pp 497-522 in: Porter, J.W. and K.G. Porter, eds. The Everglades, Florida Bay, and the coral reefs of the Florida Keys.CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton. 1000pp, 2002

Fourqurean, J.W., M.D. Durako, M.O. Hall and L.N. Hefty

Disturbance and recovery following catastrophic grazing: studies of a successional chronosequence in a seagrass bed

Oikos 97:361-370, 2002

Peterson, B.J.*, C. D. Rose**, L.M. Rutten** and J.W. Fourqurean

Nutrient content of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum reveals regional patterns of relative availability of nitrogen and phosphorus in the Florida Keys USA

Biogeochemistry 61:229-245, 2002

Fourqurean, J. W. and J. C. Zieman

2001

Arsenic and phosphorus in seagrass leaves from the Gulf of Mexico

Aquatic Botany 71:247-258, 2001

Fourqurean, J.W. and Y. Cai

Large-scale patterns in seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) demographics in south Florida

Limnology and Oceanography 46(5):1077-1090, 2001

Peterson, B.J.* and J.W. Fourqurean

Biogeochemical effects of iron availability on primary producers in a shallow marine carbonate environment

Limnology and Oceanography 46(6):1278-1286, 2001

Chambers, R.M., J. W. Fourqurean, S.A. Macko and R. Hoppenot***

Spatial and temporal pattern in seagrass community composition and productivity in south Florida

Marine Biology 138:341-354, 2001

Fourqurean, J.W., A. Willsie*, C.D. Rose** and L.M. Rutten**

Competition between the tropical alga, Halimeda incrassata, and the seagrass, Thalassia testudinum

Aquatic Botany 71(3):217-232, 2001

Davis, B.C.** and J.W. Fourqurean.

2000

Determination of arsenic in seagrass using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Spectrochimica Acta, Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 55:1411-1422, 2000

Cai, Y., M. Georgiadis*** and J.W. Fourqurean

Influence of net freshwater supply on salinity in Florida Bay

Water Resources Research 36(7):1805-1822, 2000

Nuttle, W.K., J.W. Fourqurean, B.J. Cosby, J.C. Zieman, and M.B. Robblee

1999

Florida Bay: a history of recent ecological changes

Estuaries 22(2B):345-357, 1999

Fourqurean, J.W. and M. B. Robblee

Sea urchin overgrazing of a large seagrass bed in outer Florida Bay

Marine Ecology Progress Series 190:211-222, 1999

Rose, C.D.**, W.C. Sharp, W.J. Kenworthy, J.H. Hunt, W.G. Lyons, E.J. Prager, J.F. Valentine, M.O. Hall, P. Whitfield, and J.W. Fourqurean

Seagrass dieoff in Florida Bay: long term trends in abundance and productivity of turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum

Estuaries 22(2B):460-470, 1999

Zieman, J.C., J.W. Fourqurean and T.A. Frankovich**

Temporal trends in water chemistry of Florida Bay (1989-1997)

Estuaries 22(2B):417-430, 1999

Boyer, J.N., J.W. Fourqurean and R.D. Jones

Decadal scale changes in seagrass distribution and abundance in Florida Bay

Estuaries 22(2B):445-459, 1999

Hall, M.O., M.D. Durako, J.W. Fourqurean and J.C. Zieman

1997

Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, FL, USA

Marine Ecology - Progress Series 159:37-50, 1997

Frankovich, T.A. and J.W. Fourqurean

Spatial and temporal variation in C:N:P ratios, δ15N, and δ13C of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) as indicators of ecosystem processes, Tomales Bay, CA, USA

Marine Ecology - Progress Series 157:147-157, 1997

Fourqurean, J.W., T.O. Moore, B. Fry, and J.T. Hollibaugh

Spatial trends in water chemistry of Florida Bay and Whitewater Bay: Zones of similar influence

Estuaries 20(4)743-758, 1997

Boyer, J.N., J.W. Fourqurean, and R.D. Jones

Contributions of the plankton community to ecosystem respiration, Tomales Bay, California

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 44:493-505, 1997

Fourqurean, J.W., K.L. Webb, J.T. Hollibaugh and S.V. Smith

1995

Importance of terrestrially-derived, particulate phosphorus to P dynamics in a west coast estuary

Estuaries. 18(3):518-526, 1995

Chambers, R.M., J.W. Fourqurean, J.T. Hollibaugh and S.M. Vink

The effects of long-term manipulation of nutrient supply on competition between the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii in Florida Bay

Oikos 72:349-358, 1995

Fourqurean, J.W., G.V.N. Powell, W.J. Kenworthy and J.C. Zieman

1994

The role of climate in the Florida Bay seagrass dieoff

Bulletin of Marine Science 54(3):1088, 1994

Zieman, J.C., R. Davis, J.W. Fourqurean and M.B. Robblee

1993

Processes influencing water column nutrient characteristics and phosphorus limitation of phytoplankton biomass in Florida Bay, FL, USA: Inferences from spatial distributions

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.36:295-314, 1993

Fourqurean, J.W., R.D. Jones and J.C. Zieman

1992

Relationships between porewater nutrients and seagrasses in a subtropical carbonate environment

Marine Biology 114:57-65, 1992

Fourqurean, J.W., J.C. Zieman and G.V.N. Powell

Phosphorus limitation of primary production in Florida Bay: evidence from the C:N:P ratios of the dominant seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Limnology and Oceanography 37(1):162-171. 1992

Fourqurean, J.W., J.C. Zieman and G.V.N. Powell

1991

Alternative criteria for assessing nutrient limitation of a wetland macrophyte (Peltandra virginica (L.)) Kunth

Aquatic Botany 40:305-320, 1991

Chambers, R.M. and J.W. Fourqurean

Photosynthesis, respiration and the whole plant carbon budget of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Marine Ecology - Progress Series 69(1-2):161-170, 1991

 

Fourqurean, J.W. and J.C. Zieman

Bird colonies cause seagrass enrichment in a subtropical estuary: observational and experimental evidence

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 32(6):567-579, 1991

 

Powell, G.V.N, J.W. Fourqurean, W.J. Kenworthy and J.C. Zieman

Mass mortality of the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay (USA)

Marine Ecology - Progress Series 71:297-299, 1991

Robblee, M.B., T.R. Barber, P.R. Carlson, M.J. Durako, J.W. Fourqurean, L.K. Muehlstein, D. Porter, L.A. Yarbro, R.T. Zieman and J.C. Zieman

1989

Experimental evidence for nutrient limitation of seagrass growth in a tropical estuary with restricted circulation

Bulletin of Marine Science 44(1):324-340, 1989

Powell, G.V.N., W.J. Kenworthy and J.W. Fourqurean.

Distribution, abundance and productivity of seagrasses and macroalgae in Florida Bay

Bulletin of Marine Science 44(1):292-311, 1989

Zieman, J.C., J.W. Fourqurean and R.L. Iverson