Spatial Variation and Seasonality in Growth and Reproduction of Enhalus Acoroides (L.f.) Royle Populations in the Coastal Waters Off Cape Bolinao, NW Philippines

ReneNadal Rollon, born in Bohol, Philippines.

• Preface Chapter 1 General introduction Chapter 2 Characterization of the environmental conditions at the selected study sites: seagrass habitats of Bolinao, NW PhilippinesChapter 3 Spatio-temporal variation in shoot size and leaf growth of the two dominant Philippine seagrasses Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle and Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers.Chapter 4 Recolonization in a multi-species seagrass meadow: the contrasting strategies of the two dominant species Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle and Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers.Chapter 5 Factors affecting the spatio-temporal vanatton in the sexual reproduction in Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) RoyleChapter 6 The effects of sediment type, shading and nutrient addition on the survival, morphometrics and biomass of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle seedlingsChapter 7 On the survival, morphology and growth of the mature stands of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle: in situ imposed shading and transplantation experimentsChapter 8 General discussion and conclusions: the primary importance of light availability on the biology of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) RoyleSummarySa laktud Curriculum vitae