A Halodule-dominated community in a subtropical embayment: Physical environment, productivity, biomass, and impact of dugong grazing

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-197

  Masini, Raymond J ^a   Anderson, Paul K ^b   McComb, Arthur J ^c  

^a Department of Environmental Protection ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biomass; Dugong; Halodule; Herbivore impact; Penicillus; Productivity; Salinity; Seagrass; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GREEN ALGA; HERBIVORY; LIGHT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS MEADOW; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; DUGONG; GRASS; GREEN ALGA; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PREDATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; TROPICS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034788392     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(01)00181-4     Document Type: Article

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