Biomass and growth of the turtle grass Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex König) in a shallow tropical lagoon system, in relation to tourist development

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 357-364

  Van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I ^a   Hermus, Karin ^b   Tahey, Tom ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRIENT CONDITIONS;

EID: 0030318051     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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