Influence of physical setting on seagrass landscapes near Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 171, Issue , 1998, Pages 109-121

  Fonseca, Mark S ^a   Bell, Susan S ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Current; Disturbance; Landsape; Pattern; Seagrass; Sediment; Water depth; Waves

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEPTH; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SEAGRASS MEADOW; TIDAL CURRENT; WAVE ACTION;

BACK SOUND; CORE SOUND; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032192016     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps171109     Document Type: Article

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