Large-scale seagrass dieback in northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 297-310

  Seddon, S ^a,b   Connolly, R M ^c   Edyvane, K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolis; Die off; GIS; Heterozostera; Posidonia; Seagrass; Zostera

Indexed keywords

DIEBACK; MASS MORTALITY; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SEA; SUMMER;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

AMPHIBOLIS ANTARCTICA; ZOSTERA;

EID: 0034071835     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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