Seagrass research in the eastern Africa region: Emphasis on diversity, ecology and ecophysiology

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 420-425

  Bandeira, S O ^a   Bjork M ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA;

HALOPHILA;

EID: 0035667776     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31158-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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