An experimental test of the occurrence of competitive interactions among SE Asian seagrasses

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 197, Issue , 2000, Pages 231-240

  Duarte, Carlos M ^a   Terrados, Jorge ^a   Agawin, Nona S R ^a   Fortes, Miguel D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Interspecific competition; SE Asia; Tropical seagrasses

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

(SOUTHEAST); ASIA;

ENHALUS ACOROIDES; HALOPHILA OVALIS; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 0034640294     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps197231     Document Type: Article

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