Root production and belowground seagrass biomass

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 171, Issue , 1998, Pages 97-108

  Duarte, Carlos M ^a   Merino, Martín ^b   Agawin, Nona S R ^c   Uri, Janet ^c   Fortes, Miguel D ^c   Gallegos, Margarita E ^d   Marbá, Nùria ^e   Hemminga, Marten A ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; Production; Rhizomes; Roots; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ROOT; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

KENYA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEXICO; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0032192058     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps171097     Document Type: Article

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