Reproduction in the seagrass Zostera novazelandica on intertidal platforms in southern New Zealand

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 479-489

  Ramage, D L ^a   Schiel, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; INFLORESCENCE; REPRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; TIDEPOOL;

NEW ZEALAND;

ZOSTERA NOVAZELANDICA; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0031951272     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050268     Document Type: Article

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