Biomass loss and nutrient redistribution in an Indonesian Thalassia hemprichii seagrass bed following seasonal low tide exposure during daylight

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 148, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 251-262

  Stapel, Johan ^a   Manuntun, Rahel ^b   Hemminga, Marten A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b Bugenesia Programme   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biomass redistribution; Daylight exposure; Indonesia; Nutrient contents; Seagrass; Thalassia hemprichii

Indexed keywords

THALASSIA HEMPRICHII; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

AIR EXPOSURE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS LOSS; DAYLIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENTS; REEF FLAT; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS BED;

INDONESIA, BARANG LOMPO;

EID: 0030617770     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps148251     Document Type: Article

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