Disturbance and recovery of the macroflora of a seagrass (Halodule wrightii Ascherson) meadow in the Abrolhos Marine National Park, Brazil: An experimental evaluation of anchor damage

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 235, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 285-306

  Creed, Joel C ^a   Amado Filho, Gilberto M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Abrolhos Marine National Park; Anchor; Brazil; Density; Halodule wrightii; Macroalgae; Seagrass; Standing stock

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOURISM; TRAVEL;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033559448     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00188-9     Document Type: Article

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