Seasonal photosynthetic patterns of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in the western Gulf of Mexico

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 103-117

  Herzka, Sharon Z ^a   Dunton, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

H(sat); PFD; Photosynthesis; Production models; Seagrass; Thalassia testudinum

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAGRASS;

GULF OF MEXICO;

HALOPHILA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 0030747983     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps152103     Document Type: Article

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