Large-scale patterns in seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) demographics in south Florida

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1077-1090

  Peterson, B J ^a   Fourqurean, J W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

HALOPHILA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 0034921388     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2001.46.5.1077     Document Type: Article

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