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Environmental factors influencing benthic resources in a subtropical estuary bibliography:

Adjeroud, M. and B. Salvat (1996). "Spatial patterns in biodiversity of a fringing reef community along Opunohu Bay, Moorea, French Polynesia." Bulletin of Marine Science 59(1): 175-187.

Ahsanullah, M. and A. R. Williams (1991). "Sublethal Effects and Bioaccumulation of Cadmium, Chromium, Copper and Zinc in the Marine Amphipod Allorchestes-Compressa." Marine Biology 108(1): 59-65.

Alcoverro, T., J. Romero, C. M. Duarte and N. I. Lopez (1997). "Spatial and temporal variations in nutrient limitation of seagrass Posidonia oceanica growth in the NW Mediterranean." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 146(1-3): 155-161.

Anderson, W. T. and J. W. Fourqurean (2003). "Intra- and interannual variability in seagrass carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes from south Florida, a preliminary study." Organic Geochemistry 34(2): 185-194.

Anthony, E. J. (2004). "Sediment dynamics and morphological stability of estuarine mangrove swamps in Sherbro Bay, West Africa." Marine Geology 208(2-4): 207-224.

Anthony, E. J. and M. Julian (1997). "The 1979 Var Delta landslide on the French Riviera: A retrospective analysis." Journal of Coastal Research 13(1): 27-35.

Anthony, K. R. N. (1999). "A tank system for studying benthic aquatic organisms at predictable levels of turbidity and sedimentation: Case study examining coral growth." Limnology and Oceanography 44(6): 1415-1422.

Anthony, K. R. N. and S. R. Connolly (2004). "Environmental limits to growth: physiological niche boundaries of corals along turbidity-light gradients." Oecologia 141(3): 373-384.

Anthony, K. R. N. and K. E. Fabricius (2000). "Shifting roles of heterotrophy and autotrophy in coral energetics under varying turbidity." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 252(2): 221-253.

Anthony, K. R. N. and O. Hoegh-Guldberg (2003). "Kinetics of photoacclimation in corals." Oecologia 134(1): 23-31.

Anthony, K. R. N., P. V. Ridd, A. R. Orpin, P. Larcombe and J. Lough (2004). "Temporal variation of light availability in coastal benthic habitats: Effects of clouds, turbidity, and tides." Limnology and Oceanography 49(6): 2201-2211.

Aronson, R. B., J. F. Bruno, W. F. Precht, P. W. Glynn, C. D. Harvell, L. Kaufman, C. S. Rogers, E. A. Shinn and J. F. Valentine (2003). "Causes of coral reef degradation." Science 302(5650): 1502-1502.

Attrill, M. J., F. Kelmo and M. B. Jones (2004). "Impact of the 1997-98 El Nino event on the coral reef-associated echinoderm assemblage from northern Bahia, northeastern Brazil." Climate Research 26(2): 151-158.

Bak, R. P. M. and E. H. Meesters (1999). "Population structure as a response of coral communities to global change." American Zoologist 39(1): 56-65.

Bassim, K. M., P. W. Sammarco and T. L. Snell (2002). "Effects of temperature on success of (self and non-self) fertilization and embryogenesis in Diploria strigosa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia)." Marine Biology 140(3): 479-488.

Bastidas, C., K. E. Fabricius and B. L. Willis (2004). "Demographic aspects of the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis leading to local dominance on coral reefs." Hydrobiologia 530-31: 433-441.

Becker, L. C. and E. Mueller (2001). "The culture, transplantation and storage of Montastraea faveolata, Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata: What we have learned so far." Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2): 881-896.

Borum, J., O. Pedersen, T. M. Greve, T. A. Frankovich, J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean and C. J. Madden (2005). "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.

Bouchon, C. and J. Laborel (1990). "Coral Assemblages of the Grand Cul-De-Sac Marin in Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)." Annales De L Institut Oceanographique 66(1-2): 19-36.

Boyer, J. N., J. W. Fourqurean and R. D. Jones (1999). "Seasonal and long-term trends in the water quality of Florida Bay (1989-1997)." Estuaries 22(2B): 417-430.

Brodie, J., K. Fabricius, G. De'ath and K. Okaji (2005). "Are increased nutrient inputs responsible for more outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish? An appraisal of the evidence." Marine Pollution Bulletin 51(1-4): 266-278.

Burrage, D. M., M. L. Heron, J. M. Hacker, T. C. Stieglitz, C. R. Steinberg and A. Prytz (2002). "Evolution and dynamics of tropical river plumes in the Great Barrier Reef: An integrated remote sensing and in situ study." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 107(C12): -.

Carricart-Ganivet, J. P. and M. Merino (2001). "Growth responses of the reef-building coral Montastraea annularis along a gradient of continental influence in the southern Gulf of Mexico." Bulletin of Marine Science 68(1): 133-146.

Ceccherelli, G. and F. Cinelli (1997). "Short-term effects of nutrient enrichment of the sediment and interactions between the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the introduced green alga Caulerpa taxifolia in a Mediterranean bay." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 217(2): 165-177.

Chambers, R. A., J. W. Fourqurean, S. A. Macko and R. Hoppenot (2001). "Biogeochemical effects of iron availability on primary producers in a shallow marine carbonate environment." Limnology and Oceanography 46(6): 1278-1286.

Chambers, R. M., J. W. Fourqurean, J. T. Hollibaugh and S. M. Vink (1995). "Importance of Terrestrially-Derived, Particulate Phosphorus to Phosphorus Dynamics in a West-Coast Estuary." Estuaries 18(3): 518-526.

Corbett, D. R., J. Chanton, W. Burnett, K. Dillon, C. Rutkowski and J. W. Fourqurean (1999). "Patterns of groundwater discharge into Florida Bay." Limnology and Oceanography 44(4): 1045-1055.

Crabbe, M. J. C. and D. J. Smith (2002). "Comparison of two reef sites in the Wakatobi Marine National Park (SE Sulawesi, Indonesia) using digital image analysis." Coral Reefs 21(3): 242-244.

Croquer, A., E. Villamizar and N. Noriega (2002). "Environmental factors affecting tissue regeneration of the reef - building coral Montastraea annularis (Faviidae) at Los Roques National Park, Venezuela." Revista De Biologia Tropical 50(3-4): 1055-1065.

Davis, B. C. and J. W. Fourqurean (2001). "Competition between the tropical alga, Halimeda incrassata, and the seagrass, Thalassia testudinum." Aquatic Botany 71(3): 217-232.

Delesalle, B., R. Buscail, J. Carbonne, T. Courp, V. Dufour, S. Heussner, A. Monaco and M. Schrimm (1998). "Direct measurements of carbon and carbonate export from a coral reef ecosystem (Moorea Island, French Polynesia)." Coral Reefs 17(2): 121-132.

Devlin, M. J. and J. Brodie (2005). "Terrestrial discharge into the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon: nutrient behavior in coastal waters." Marine Pollution Bulletin 51(1-4): 9-22.

Dodge, R. E. and J. R. Vaisnys (1977). "Coral Populations and Growth-Patterns - Responses to Sedimentation and Turbidity Associated with Dredging." Journal of Marine Research 35(4): 715-730.

Edinger, E. N. and M. J. Risk (1995). "Preferential Survivorship of Brooding Corals in a Regional Extinction." Paleobiology 21(2): 200-219.

Engle, V. D. and J. K. Summers (1998). "Determining the causes of benthic condition." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 51(1-2): 381-397.

Engle, V. D. and J. K. Summers (1999). "Latitudinal gradients in benthic community composition in Western Atlantic estuaries." Journal of Biogeography 26(5): 1007-1023.

Engle, V. D. and J. K. Summers (1999). "Refinement, validation, and application of a benthic condition index for northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries." Estuaries 22(3A): 624-635.

Engle, V. D. and J. K. Summers (2000). "Biogeography of benthic macroinvertebrates in estuaries along the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic coasts." Hydrobiologia 436(1-3): 17-33.

Engle, V. D., J. K. Summers and G. R. Gaston (1994). "A Benthic Index of Environmental-Condition of Gulf-of-Mexico Estuaries." Estuaries 17(2): 372-384.

Fabricius, K. and G. De'ath (2001). "Environmental factors associated with the spatial distribution of crustose coralline algae on the Great Barrier Reef." Coral Reefs 19(4): 303-309.

Fabricius, K., G. De'ath, L. McCook, E. Turak and D. M. Williams (2005). "Changes in algal, coral and fish assemblages along water quality gradients on the inshore Great Barrier Reef." Marine Pollution Bulletin 51(1-4): 384-398.

Fabricius, K. E. (1997). "Soft coral abundance on the central Great Barrier Reef: Effects of Acanthaster planci, space availability, and aspects of the physical environment." Coral Reefs 16(3): 159-167.

Fabricius, K. E. (2005). "Effects of terrestrial runoff on the ecology of corals and coral reefs: review and synthesis." Marine Pollution Bulletin 50(2): 125-146.

Fabricius, K. E. and G. De'Ath (2004). "Identifying ecological change and its causes: A case study on coral reefs." Ecological Applications 14(5): 1448-1465.

Fabricius, K. E. and M. Dommisse (2000). "Depletion of suspended particulate matter over coastal reef communities dominated by zooxanthellate soft corals." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 196: 157-167.

Fabricius, K. E. and F. H. Fabricius (1992). "Reassessment of Ossicle Frequency Patterns in Sediment Cores - Rate of Sedimentation Related to Acanthaster-Planci." Coral Reefs 11(2): 109-114.

Fabricius, K. E. and D. W. Klumpp (1995). "Widespread Mixotrophy in Reef-Inhabiting Soft Corals - the Influence of Depth, and Colony Expansion and Contraction on Photosynthesis." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 125(1-3): 195-204.

Fabricius, K. E., C. Wild, E. Wolanski and D. Abele (2003). "Effects of transparent exopolymer particles and muddy terrigenous sediments on the survival of hard coral recruits." Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 57(4): 613-621.

Fabricius, K. E. and E. Wolanski (2000). "Rapid smothering of coral reef organisms by muddy marine snow." Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 50(1): 115-120.

Feller, I. C. (1995). "Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Growth and Herbivory of Dwarf Red Mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle)." Ecological Monographs 65(4): 477-505.

Ferdie, M. and J. W. Fourqurean (2004). "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.

Fong, P. and D. Lirman (1994). "Damage and Recovery on a Coral-Reef Following Hurricane-Andrew." Research & Exploration 10(2): 246-248.

Fourqurean, J. W., J. N. Boyer, M. J. Durako, L. N. Hefty and B. J. Peterson (2003). "Forecasting responses of seagrass distributions to changing water quality using monitoring data." Ecological Applications 13(2): 474-489.

Fourqurean, J. W., R. D. Jones and J. C. Zieman (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(3): 295-314.

Fourqurean, J. W., T. O. Moore, B. Fry and J. T. Hollibaugh (1997). "Spatial and temporal variation in C:N:P ratios, delta N-15 and delta C-13 of eelgrass Zostera marina as indicators of ecosystem processes, Tomales Bay, California, USA." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 157: 147-157.

Fourqurean, J. W., G. V. N. Powell, W. J. Kenworthy and J. C. Zieman (1995). "The Effects of Long-Term Manipulation of Nutrient Supply on Competition between the Seagrasses Thalassia-Testudinum and Halodule-Wrightii in Florida Bay." Oikos 72(3): 349-358.

Fourqurean, J. W. and M. B. Robblee (1999). "Florida Bay: A history of recent ecological changes." Estuaries 22(2B): 345-357.

Fourqurean, J. W., A. Willsie, C. D. Rose and L. M. Rutten (2001). "Spatial and temporal pattern in seagrass community composition and productivity in south Florida." Marine Biology 138(2): 341-354.

Fourqurean, J. W. and J. C. Zieman (2002). "Nutrient content of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum reveals regional patterns of relative availability of nitrogen and phosphorus in the Florida Keys USA." Biogeochemistry 61(3): 229-245.

Fourqurean, J. W., J. C. Zieman and G. V. N. Powell (1992). "Phosphorus Limitation of Primary Production in Florida Bay - Evidence from C-N-P Ratios of the Dominant Seagrass Thalassia-Testudinum." Limnology and Oceanography 37(1): 162-171.

Fourqurean, J. W., J. C. Zieman and G. V. N. Powell (1992). "Relationships between Porewater Nutrients and Seagrasses in a Subtropical Carbonate Environment." Marine Biology 114(1): 57-65.

Frankovich, T. A. and J. W. Fourqurean (1998). "Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, USA (vol 159, pg 37, 1997)." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 165: 306-306.

Gilmour, J. (1999). "Experimental investigation into the effects of suspended sediment on fertilisation, larval survival and settlement in a scleractinian coral." Marine Biology 135(3): 451-462.

Ginsburg, R. N., E. Gischler and W. E. Kiene (2001). "Partial mortality of massive reef-building corals: An index of patch reef condition, Florida Reef Tract." Bulletin of Marine Science 69(3): 1149-1173.

Gleason, D. F. (1998). "Sedimentation and distributions of green and brown morphs of the Caribbean coral Porites astreoides Lamarck." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 230(1): 73-89.

Graus, R. R. and I. G. Macintyre (1998). "Global warming and the future of Caribbean coral reefs." Carbonates and Evaporites 13(1): 43-47.

Hall, M. O., M. J. Durako, J. W. Fourqurean and J. C. Zieman (1999). "Decadal changes in seagrass distribution and abundance in Florida Bay." Estuaries 22(2B): 445-459.

Hands, M. R., J. R. French and A. Oneill (1993). "Reef Stress at Cahuita Point, Costa-Rica - Anthropogenically Enhanced Sediment Influx or Natural Geomorphic Change." Journal of Coastal Research 9(1): 11-25.

Hardy, T., L. Mason, J. McConochie and L. Bode (2004). "Modeling suspended sediment during construction in Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area." Journal of Environmental Engineering-Asce 130(9): 1021-1031.

Harris, P. T. and A. D. Heap (2003). "Environmental management of clastic coastal depositional environments: inferences from an Australian geomorphic database." Ocean & Coastal Management 46(5): 457-478.

Hauxwell, J., J. Cebrian and I. Valiela (2003). "Eelgrass Zostera marina loss in temperate estuaries: relationship to land-derived nitrogen loads and effect of light limitation imposed by algae." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 247: 59-73.

Hays, C. G. (2005). "Effect of nutrient availability, grazer assemblage and seagrass source population on the interaction between Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) and its algal epiphytes." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 314(1): 53-68.

Hilton, M. J. and S. S. Manning (1995). "Conversion of coastal habitats in Singapore: Indications of unsustainable development." Environmental Conservation 22(4): 307-322.

Hoitink, A. J. F. (2004). "Tidally-induced clouds of suspended sediment connected to shallow-water coral reefs." Marine Geology 208(1): 13-31.

Hoitink, A. J. F. and P. Hoekstra (2003). "Hydrodynamic control of the supply of reworked terrigenous sediment to coral reefs in the Bay of Banten (NW Java, Indonesia)." Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 58(4): 743-755.

Holmes, N. J., V. J. Harriott and S. A. Banks (1997). "Latitudinal variation in patterns of colonisation of cryptic calcareous marine organisms." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 155: 103-113.

Hooper, J. N. A. and J. A. Kennedy (2002). "Small-scale patterns of sponge biodiversity (Porifera) on Sunshine Coast reefs, eastern Australia." Invertebrate Systematics 16(4): 637-653.

Hughes, T., A. M. Szmant, R. Steneck, R. Carpenter and S. Miller (1999). "Algal blooms on coral reefs: What are the causes?" Limnology and Oceanography 44(6): 1583-1586.

Hunte, W. and M. Wittenberg (1992). "Effects of Eutrophication and Sedimentation on Juvenile Corals .2. Settlement." Marine Biology 114(4): 625-631.

Hunter, C. L. and C. W. Evans (1995). "Coral-Reefs in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii - 2 Centuries of Western Influence and 2 Decades of Data." Bulletin of Marine Science 57(2): 501-515.

Hyland, J. L., W. L. Balthis, V. D. Engle, E. R. Long, J. F. Paul, J. K. Summers and R. F. Van Dolah (2003). "Incidence of stress in benthic communities along the US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts within different ranges of sediment contamination from chemical mixtures." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 81(1-3): 149-161.

Irlandi, E., B. Orlando, S. Macia, P. Biber, T. Jones, L. Kaufman, D. Lirman and E. Patterson (2002). "The influence of freshwater runoff on biomass, morphometrics, and production of Thalassia testudinum." Aquatic Botany 72(1): 67-78.

Irving, A. D. and S. D. Connell (2002). "Sedimentation and light penetration interact to maintain heterogeneity of subtidal habitats: algal versus invertebrate dominated assemblages." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 245: 83-91.

Keats, R. A., L. J. Osher and H. A. Neckers (2004). "The effect of nitrogen loading on a brackish estuarine faunal community: A stable isotope approach." Estuaries 27(3): 460-471.

Kelmo, F., M. J. Attrill and M. B. Jones (2003). "Effects of the 1997-1998 El Nino on the cnidarian community of a high turbidity coral reef system (northern Bahia, Brazil)." Coral Reefs 22(4): 541-550.

Kendall, J. J., E. N. Powell, S. J. Connor and T. J. Bright (1983). "The Effects of Drilling-Fluids (Muds) and Turbidity on the Growth and Metabolic State of the Coral Acropora-Cervicornis, with Comments on Methods of Normalization for Coral Data." Bulletin of Marine Science 33(2): 336-352.

Kendall, J. J., E. N. Powell, S. J. Connor, T. J. Bright and C. E. Zastrow (1985). "Effects of Turbidity on Calcification Rate, Protein-Concentration and the Free Amino-Acid Pool of the Coral Acropora-Cervicornis." Marine Biology 87(1): 33-46.

Kirby, R. (1997). "Environmental consequences of tidal power in a hypertidal muddy regime: The Severn estuary (UK)." Houille Blanche-Revue Internationale De L Eau 52(3): 50-&.

Kleypas, J. A. (1996). "Coral reef development under naturally turbid conditions: Fringing reefs near Broad Sound, Australia." Coral Reefs 15(3): 153-167.

Koch, E. W. (1999). "Preliminary evidence on the interdependent effect of currents and porewater geochemistry on Thalassia testudinum Banks ex Konig seedlings." Aquatic Botany 63(2): 95-102.

Lapointe, B. E. and M. W. Clark (1992). "Nutrient Inputs from the Watershed and Coastal Eutrophication in the Florida Keys." Estuaries 15(4): 465-476.

Larcombe, P., A. Costen and K. J. Woolfe (2001). "The hydrodynamic and sedimentary setting of nearshore coral reefs, central Great Barrier Reef shelf, Australia: Paluma Shoals, a case study." Sedimentology 48(4): 811-835.

Larcombe, P. and K. J. Woolfe (1999). "Increased sediment supply to the Great Barrier Reef will not increase sediment accumulation at most coral reefs." Coral Reefs 18(2): 163-169.

Larcombe, P. and K. J. Woolfe (1999). "Terrigenous sediments as influences upon Holocene nearshore coral reefs, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 46(1): 141-154.

Laws, E. A., D. Brown and C. Peace (2004). "Coastal water quality in the Kihei and Lahaina districts of the island of Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Impacts from physical habitat and groundwater seepage: implications for water quality standards." International Journal of Environment and Pollution 22(5): 531-546.

Lecomte, F. and J. J. Dodson (2004). "Role of early life-history constraints and resource polymorphism in the segregation of sympatric populations of an estuarine fish." Evolutionary Ecology Research 6(5): 631-658.

Lee, K. S. and K. H. Dunton (2000). "Effects of nitrogen enrichment on biomass allocation, growth, and leaf morphology of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 196: 39-48.

Lirman, D. and W. P. Cropper (2003). "The influence of salinity on seagrass growth, survivorship, and distribution within Biscayne Bay, Florida: Field, experimental, and modeling studies." Estuaries 26(1): 131-141.

Lirman, D., D. Manzello and S. Macia (2002). "Back from the dead: the resilience of Siderastrea radians to severe stress." Coral Reefs 21(3): 291-292.

Lirman, D., B. Orlando, S. Macia, D. Manzello, L. Kaufman, P. Biber and T. Jones (2003). "Coral communities of Biscayne Bay, Florida and adjacent offshore areas: diversity abundance, distribution, and environmental correlates." Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 13(2): 121-135.

Macauley, J. M., J. K. Summers and V. D. Engle (1999). "Estimating the ecological condition of the estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 57(1): 59-83.

Macdonald, I. A. and C. T. Perry (2003). "Biological degradation of coral framework in a turbid lagoon environment, Discovery Bay, north Jamaica." Coral Reefs 22(4): 523-535.

Mallela, J., C. T. Perry and M. P. Haley (2004). "Reef morphology and community structure along a fluvial gradient, Rio Bueno, Jamaica." Caribbean Journal of Science 40(3): 299-311.

Manzello, D. and D. Lirman (2003). "The photosynthetic resilience of Porites furcata to salinity disturbance." Coral Reefs 22(4): 537-540.

McCulloch, M., S. Fallon, T. Wyndham, E. Hendy, J. Lough and D. Barnes (2003). "Coral record of increased sediment flux to the inner Great Barrier Reef since European settlement." Nature 421(6924): 727-730.

Mehrtens, C. J., R. Rosenheim, M. Modley and R. S. Young (2001). "Reef morphology and sediment attributes, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras." Carbonates and Evaporites 16(2): 131-140.

Mitchell, A. W. and M. J. Furnas (2001). "River loggers - a new tool to monitor riverine suspended particle fluxes." Water Science and Technology 43(9): 115-120.

Montaggioni, L. F. (2005). "History of Indo-Pacific coral reef systems since the last glaciation: Development patterns and controlling factors." Earth-Science Reviews 71(1-2): 1-75.

Moore, K. A., H. A. Neckles and R. J. Orth (1996). "Zostera marina (eelgrass) growth and survival along a gradient of nutrients and turbidity in the lower Chesapeake Bay." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 142(1-3): 247-259.

Muthiga, N. A. and A. M. Szmant (1987). "The Effects of Salinity Stress on the Rates of Aerobic Respiration and Photosynthesis in the Hermatypic Coral Siderastrea-Siderea." Biological Bulletin 173(3): 539-551.

Nadaoka, K., Y. Nihei, R. Kumano, T. Yokobori, T. Omija and K. Wakaki (2001). "A field observation on hydrodynamic and thermal environments of a fringing reef at Ishigaki Island under typhoon and normal atmospheric conditions." Coral Reefs 20(4): 387-398.

Nuttle, W. K., J. W. Fourqurean, B. J. Cosby, J. C. Zieman and M. B. Robblee (2000). "Influence of net freshwater supply on salinity in Florida Bay." Water Resources Research 36(7): 1805-1822.

Ogston, A. S., C. D. Storlazzi, M. E. Field and M. K. Presto (2004). "Sediment resuspension and transport patterns on a fringing reef flat, Molokai, Hawaii." Coral Reefs 23(4): 559-569.

Orpin, A. R., P. V. Ridd, S. Thomas, K. R. N. Anthony, P. Marshall and J. Oliver (2004). "Natural turbidity variability and weather forecasts in risk management of anthropogenic sediment discharge near sensitive environments." Marine Pollution Bulletin 49(7-8): 602-612.

Perry, C. T. (2003). "Coral reefs in a high-latitude, siliciclastic barrier island setting: reef framework and sediment production at Inhaca Island, southern Mozambique." Coral Reefs 22(4): 485-497.

Perry, C. T. (2003). "Reef development at Inhaca Island, Mozambique: Coral communities and impacts of the 1999/2000 Southern African floods." Ambio 32(2): 134-139.

Perry, C. T. (2005). "Structure and development of detrital reef deposits in turbid nearshore environments, Inhaca Island, Mozambique." Marine Geology 214(1-3): 143-161.

Perry, C. T. and I. A. Macdonald (2002). "Impacts of light penetration on the bathymetry of reef microboring communities: implications for the development of microendolithic trace assemblages." Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 186(1-2): 101-113.

Peterson, B. J., C. D. Rose, L. M. Rutten and J. W. Fourqurean (2002). "Disturbance and recovery following catastrophic grazing: studies of a successional chronosequence in a seagrass bed." Oikos 97(3): 361-370.

Philipp, E. and K. Fabricius (2003). "Photophysiological stress in scleractinian corals in response to short-term sedimentation." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 287(1): 57-78.

Porter, J. W., S. K. Lewis and K. G. Porter (1999). "The effect of multiple stressors on the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem: A landscape hypothesis and a physiological test." Limnology and Oceanography 44(3): 941-949.

Powell, G. V. N., W. J. Kenworthy and J. W. Fourqurean (1989). "Experimental-Evidence for Nutrient Limitation of Seagrass Growth in a Tropical Estuary with Restricted Circulation." Bulletin of Marine Science 44(1): 324-340.

Rice, S. A. and C. L. Hunter (1992). "Effects of Suspended Sediment and Burial on Scleractinian Corals from West Central Florida Patch Reefs." Bulletin of Marine Science 51(3): 429-442.

Riegl, B. and W. E. Piller (1997). "Distribution and environmental control of coral assemblages in northern Safaga Bay (Red Sea, Egypt)." Facies 36: 141-162.

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 (1991). "Mass Mortality of the Tropical Seagrass Thalassia-Testudinum in Florida Bay (USA)." Marine Ecology-Progress Series 71(3): 297-299.

Rogers, C. S. (1983). "Sublethal and lethal effects of sediments applied to common Caribbean Reef Corals in the field." Marine Pollution Bulletin 14(10): 378-382.

Rollon, R. N., E. D. D. van Steveninck and W. van Vierssen (2003). "Spatio-temporal variation in sexual reproduction of the tropical seagrass Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle in Cape Bolinao, NW Philippines." Aquatic Botany 76(4): 339-354.

Rosenfeld, M., V. Bresler and A. Abelson (1999). "Sediment as a possible source of food for corals." Ecology Letters 2(6): 345-348.

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