Light and carbon balance in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum: Evaluation of current production models

Marine Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 711-721

  Herzka, S Z ^a   Dunton, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON BUDGET;

EID: 0032415142     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050435     Document Type: Article

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