Structure of major seagrass beds from three coral reef atolls of Lakshadweep, Arabian Sea, India

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 397-408

  Jagtap, T G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Ecology; Lakshadweep atolls; Seagrass environment; Sediments; Structure

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; EPHIPHYTE; SEAGRASS;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; INDIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEA; SEDIMENT;

ARABIAN SEA, LAKSHADWEEP;

CERAMIUM; CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; MELOBESIA; MICROCOLEUS LYNGBYACEUS; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 0032051743     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(97)00092-2     Document Type: Article

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