Magnitude and fate of the production of four co-occurring Western Mediterranean seagrass species

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 155, Issue , 1997, Pages 29-44

  Cebrián, Just ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b   Marbà, Nùria ^c   Enríquez, Susana ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Fate of production; Herbivory; Mediterranean seagrasses; Production excess

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; LEAF TURNOVER; ORGANIC MATTER CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

CALA JONQUET; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA; CYMODOCEACEAE; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; POSIDONIACEAE; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERA NOLTII; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0030954780     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps155029     Document Type: Article

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