@article {131,
	title = {Characterization of soils beneath a Posidonia oceanica meadow},
	journal = {Geoderma},
	volume = {185{\textendash}186},
	year = {2012},
	note = {id: 2300},
	pages = {26-36},
	abstract = {The study of a 475 cm core (spanning 4316 y BP) sampled in a Posidonia oceanica meadow (Portlligat Bay, NW Mediterranean) allowed us to make the first detailed description of the soil below this endemic seagrass. The sediments under P. oceanica (often referred to as mat or matte) are low density (average bulk density of 0.69 g DW cm- 3) marine soils mainly composed of siliciclastic (46\%) and biogenic carbonated (46\%) fine-grained sediments (particles 1 mm) and finer organic matter (3\% of SOM;},
	issn = {0016-7061},
	doi = {10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.03.020},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706112001395},
	author = {Serrano, O. and Mateo, M. A. and Renom, P. and Juli{\`a}, R.}
}
@article {181,
	title = {The Posidonia oceanica marine sedimentary record: A Holocene archive of heavy metal pollution},
	journal = {Science of The Total Environment},
	volume = {409},
	year = {2011},
	note = {id: 2098},
	pages = {4831-4840},
	abstract = {The study of a Posidonia oceanica mat (a peat-like marine sediment) core has provided a record of changes in heavy metal abundances (Fe, Mn, Ni, Cr, Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, As and Al) since the Mid-Holocene (last 4470 yr) in Portlligat Bay (NW Mediterranean). Metal contents were determined in P. oceanica. Both, the concentration records and the results of principal components analysis showed that metal pollution in the studied bay started ca. 2800 yr BP and steadily increased until present. The increase in Fe, Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn and As concentrations since ca. 2800 yr BP and in particular during Greek (ca. 2680{\textendash}2465 cal BP) and Roman (ca. 2150{\textendash}1740 cal BP) times shows an early anthropogenic pollution rise in the bay, which might be associated with large- and short-scale cultural and technological development. In the last ca. 1000 yr the concentrations of heavy metals, mainly derived from anthropogenic activities, have significantly increased (e.g. from ~ 15 to 47 μg g- 1 for Pb, ~ 23 to 95 μg g- 1 for Zn and ~ 8 to 228 μg g- 1 for As). Our study demonstrates for the first time the uniqueness of P. oceanica meadows as long-term archives of abundances, patterns, and trends of heavy metals during the Late Holocene in Mediterranean coastal ecosystems.},
	issn = {0048-9697},
	doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.08.001},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969711008242},
	author = {Serrano, O. and Mateo, M. A. and Due{\~n}as-Boh{\'o}rquez, A. and Renom, P. and L{\'o}pez-S{\'a}ez, J. A. and Mart{\'\i}nez Cortizas, A.}
}
@article {447,
	title = {Long-term stability in the production of a NW Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadow},
	journal = {Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology},
	volume = {291},
	year = {2010},
	note = {id: 1911; 611AI Times Cited:3 Cited References Count:116Y},
	pages = {286-296},
	abstract = {Long-term changes in leaf net production of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L) Defile. and in the irradiance arriving at the meadow canopy, were investigated in a NW Mediterranean meadow using a palaeoecological approach. We conducted in situ shade experiments to find the relationships between the carbon stable isotope ratio (delta(13)C) of plant tissues, leaf net production, and ambient irradiance. The relationships were highly significant and fitted the Michaelis-Menten equation and power functions. These functions were used to reconstruct light and net production using the delta(13)C of P. oceanica detritus as a palaeoecological proxy along a 150 cm core of P. oceanica matte (a peat-like deposit formed by this endemic seagrass species). The delta(13)C values of sheath detritus along the core (i.e.. the net leaf production) showed a weak but significant decrease towards the present time (R = 0.308: P = 0.02) probably as a result of (1) an increase in DIC availability, and/or (2) a progressive change in the carbon isotopic signature of DIC, both of which are consistent with a rise in anthropogenic atmospheric CO(2). The canopy irradiance, reconstructed for the last 1200 years, showed a mean value of 128 mu E m(-2) s(-1) with a range of 12.5-280 mu E m(-2) s(-1). The reconstruction of the net leaf production for the same period yielded a mean value of 2.5 mg dw day(-1) shoot(-1) with a range of 2.0-2.7 mg dw day(-1) shoot(-1). Both ranges are within the values reported in the literature for present day studies. The absence of significant fluctuations or sudden changes through time suggests remarkable ecosystem stability during the last millennium. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0031-0182},
	doi = {10.1016/J.Palaeo.2010.03.001},
	author = {Mateo, M. A. and Renom, P. and Michener, R. H.}
}
@article {1022,
	title = {Non-pollen palynomorphs from organic deposits of Posidonia oceanica: a new tool for palaeoenvironmental studies in marine peat-like deposits},
	journal = {Palyno-Bulletin},
	volume = {2},
	year = {2006},
	note = {id: 2005},
	pages = {38-40},
	abstract = {The in situ accumulation of large quantities of biogenic materials over millennia is very relevant and occurs only in a limited number of ecosystems. Peat bogs are probably the bestknown example among terrestrial ecosystems (e.g. Aaby \& Berglund, 1986) and coral reefs among marine ecosystems (e.g. Clausen \& Roth, 1975). In situ organic accumulations in the marine environment are rare, having been described for mangroves and seagrass species. The Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica accumulates large quantities of organic debris. Roots, rhizomes and leaf sheaths are progressively buried fonning a bioconstruction called {\textquoteright}matte{\textquoteright}. The organic material remains with little morphological alteration for millennia (Mateo et aI. , 1997), constitnting a marine peat-like deposit with a great interest from a palaeoenvironmental point of view. The present paper evaluates the palaeoecological potential of the organic deposits generated by the marine phanerogame Posidonia oceanica in the Bay of Port Lligat, Girona, NE Spain. This stndy discusses the detailed evolution of the vegetation in the landscape of the area.},
	author = {L{\'o}pez-S{\'a}ez, J. A. and L{\'o}pez-Garc{\'\i}a, P. and Pozuelo, R. and Mateo, M. A. and Renom, P. and Garrido, D.}
}
@conference {1815,
	title = {An unexplored sedimentary record for the study of environmental change in Mediterranean environments: Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile peats},
	booktitle = {The Study of Environmental Change Using Isotope Techniques. IAEA C\&S Papers Series},
	year = {2002},
	note = {id: 351},
	month = {2002},
	pages = {163-173},
	address = {Vienna},
	author = {Mateo, M. A. and Renom, P. and Juli{\`a}, R. and Romero, J. and Michener, R.}
}
