Development of planted seagrass beds in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA. II. Faunal components

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 141-156

  Fonseca, Mark S ^a   Meyer, David L ^a   Hall, Margret O ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fauna; Mitigation; Seagrass; Threshold response

Indexed keywords

FAUNAL COMPONENTS; HABITAT RESTORATION; PLANTING; SEAGRASS MEADOWS;

USA, FLORIDA, TAMPA BAY;

HALODULE WRIGHTII; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME;

EID: 0029667278     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps132141     Document Type: Article

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