Annual cycle of biomass of a threatened population of the intertidal seagrass Zostera japonica in Hong Kong

Marine Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 183-193

  Lee, S Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; ENDANGERED POPULATION; SEAGRASS; THREATENED POPULATION;

HONG KONG;

ALGAE; CLITHON; HALOPHILA; JAPONICA; ZOSTERA JAPONICA; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0030770874     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050159     Document Type: Article

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