Light requirements of seagrasses Halodule wrightii and Syringodium filiforme derived from the relationship between diffuse light attenuation and maximum depth distribution

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 740-750

  Kenworthy, W Judson ^a   Fonseca, Mark S ^a  

^a Natl Oceanic/Atmosph Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; CYMODOCEACEAE;

LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT REQUIREMENT; LIGHT REQUIREMENTS; MAXIMUM DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; SEAGRASS;

USA, FLORIDA, INDIAN RIVER LAGOON;

EID: 0029664196     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352533     Document Type: Article

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