Sexual reproductive success in Posidonia oceanica

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-32

  Balestri, Elena ^a   Cinelli, Francesco ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fruit abortion; Fruit predation; Posidonia oceanica; Reproductive success; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FRUITING; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEAGRASS; SEED PRODUCTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0037220233     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(02)00151-1     Document Type: Article

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