Changes in community structure and biomass of seagrass communities along gradients of siltation in SE Asia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 757-768

  Terrados, J ^a   Duarte, C M ^a   Fortes, M D ^b   Borum, J ^c   Agawin, N S R ^a   Bach, S ^c   Thampanya, U ^d   Kamp Nielsen, L ^c   Kenworthy, W J ^e   Geertz Hansen, O ^c   Vermaat, J ^f  

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

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community biomass; SE Asia; Seagrasses; Siltation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SEAGRASS COMMUNITY; SILTATION GRADIENT;

PHILIPPINES; THAILAND;

CYMODOCEA RORUNDATA; GYMODOCEA SERRULATA; HALODULE UNINERVIS; HALOPHILA OVALIS; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOIUM; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 0032078376     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0304     Document Type: Article

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