Long-Term Effects of Adding Nutrients to an Oligotrophic Coastal Environment

Armitage, Anna R.; Frankovich, Thomas A.; Fourqurean, James W.

doi:10.1007/s10021-011-9421-2

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Long-Term Effects of Adding Nutrients to an Oligotrophic Coastal Environment

Armitage, Anna R., Frankovich, Thomas A., Fourqurean, James W.·2011·Ecosystems

DOI 10.1007/s10021-011-9421-2

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Management of ecological disturbances requires an understanding of the time scale and dynamics of community responses to disturbance events. To characterize long-term seagrass bed responses to nutrient enrichment, we established six study sites in Florida Bay, USA. In 24 plots (0.25 m²) at each site, we regularly added nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in a factorial design for 7 years. Five of the six sites exhibited strong P limitation. Over the first 2 years, P enrichment increased Thalassia testudinum cover in the three most P-limited sites. After 3 years, Halodule wrightii began to colonize many of the P-addition plots, but the degree of colonization was variable among sites, possibly due to differences in the supply of viable propagules. Thalassia increased its allocation to aboveground tissue in response to P enrichment; Halodule increased in total biomass but did not appear to change its aboveground: belowground tissue allocation. Nutrient enrichment did not cause macroalgal or epiphytic overgrowth of the seagrass. Nitrogen retention in the study plots was variable but relatively low, whereas phosphorus retention was very high, often exceeding 100% of the P added as fertilizer over the course of our experiments. Phosphorus retentions exceeding 100% may have been facilitated by increases in Thalassia aboveground biomass, which promoted the settlement of suspended particulate matter containing phosphorus. Our study demonstrated that low-intensity press disturbance events…

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Previous studies have effectively used these enrichment methods to increase nutrient availability to the above- and below-ground biomass of benthic macrophytes, as well as the epiphyte community in South Florida.
“Previous studies have effectively used these enrichment methods to increase nutrient availability to the above- and below-ground biomass of benthic macrophytes, as well as the epiphyte community in South Florida (Armitage & Fourqurean 2009; Armitage, Frankovich & Fourqurean 2011; Ferdie & Fourqurean 2004; Frankovich et al. 2009).”
From Ocean acidification outweighs nutrient effects in structuring seagrass epiphyte communities (2014) · cites this paper as Armitage, Frankovich & Fourqurean 2011
Our findings are consistent with prior studies suggesting that epiphyte responses to nutrient enrichment can be variable and site-specific within this region.
“Our fi ndings are consistent with the conclusions of prior studies, suggesting that epiphyte responses to nutrient enrichment can be variable and site-speci fi c within this region (Frankovich et al. 2009; Armitage, Frankovich & Fourqurean 2011).”
From Ocean acidification outweighs nutrient effects in structuring seagrass epiphyte communities (2014) · cites this paper as Armitage, Frankovich & Fourqurean 2011

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Authors: Armitage, A. R., Frankovich, T. A., & Fourqurean, J. W.
Affiliations: Texas A&M University at Galveston (US)
Florida International University (US)
Corresponding author: Armitage, Anna R.
ORCID: Armitage, Anna R.
Frankovich, Thomas A.
Fourqurean, James W.
Venue: Ecosystems
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2011-02-15
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Pages: 430-444
ISSN: 1432-9840 (ISSN-L)
1435-0629
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9421-2
OpenAlex: W2099015312
Cited by: 51
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 2.27
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Ecosystems (publishedVersion)
Florida International University Digital Commons (Florida International University) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Science Foundation
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal plant biology
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
Keywords: seagrass meadows, nutrient enrichment, phosphorus limitation, nitrogen addition, Thalassia testudinum, Halodule wrightii, community succession, phosphorus retention, nitrogen retention, particulate matter, press disturbance, Florida Bay, oligotrophic coastal waters

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