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Epiphyte Biomass and Community Composition on Pensacola Seagrasses
University of West Florida Libraries
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 08/2024)
08/2024
Abstract
Seagrasses are essential in coastal ecosystems by providing important ecological benefits, including improved water quality, support for complex food webs, and stabilization of sediments which can reduce shoreline erosion. Increased nutrient concentrations can cause seagrass decline through light reduction caused by the overgrowth of epiphytes, macroalgae, or phytoplankton. Previous research has shown significant epiphyte biomass, nitrogen fixation and diazotroph abundances associated with seagrasses. Phytoplankton contain unique combinations of chlorophyll compounds. Chlorophyll analysis can provide biomass and be used to estimate general phyla information based on presence and abundance of certain chlorophyll compounds. This study will examine biomass, abundance and community composition of epiphytes associated with two species of seagrasses, Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii.
Details
- Title
- Epiphyte Biomass and Community Composition on Pensacola Seagrasses
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 08/2024)
- Contributors
- Barbara Albrecht (Faculty Mentor)Amanda Croteau (Faculty Mentor)Jane Caffrey (Faculty Mentor)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380576893306600
- Academic Unit
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2024; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering ; Biology; Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation
- Language
- English