Seasonal growth and reproduction of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle in a shallow bay in the western Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-342

  Kenyon, R A ^a   Conacher, C A ^a,b   Poiner, I R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Salinity; Seagrass; Temperature; Water depth

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LEAF GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

AUSTALIA; GULF OF CARPENTARIA;

CARPENTARIA; ENHALUS ACOROIDES; HALOPHILA; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

EID: 0030885737     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF96106     Document Type: Article

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