Distribution, seasonal abundance and shoot size of the seagrass Halodule wrightii near its southern limit at Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 47-58

  Creed, Joel C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass; Brazil; Density; Geographical distribution; Halodule wrightii; Shoot size distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; SEAGRASS; SEASONALITY; SHOOT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRAZIL;

HALODULE WRIGHTII;

EID: 0032702132     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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