Erskine, J. M., and M. S. Koch. 2000. Sulfide effects on Thalassia
testudinum carbon balance and adenylate energy charge. Aquat. Bot.
67: 275-285.
Summary of results:
- Low iron content in carbonate sediments limits formation of
FeS
- Thus, [S] can be up to 13 mM
- Thalassia did not suffer mortality under short-term
(48h) exposure to [S] up to 10mM
- Root ATP and energy charge and leaf elongation rates
significantly declined with increasing [S]
- Photosynthesis and leaf energy charge were high after
sulfide treatments
- These data do not support hypothesis that sulfide initiates
die-off