Comparison of water velocity profiles through morphologically dissimilar seagrasses measured with a simple and inexpensive current meter

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1257-1267

  Van Keulen, Mike ^a   Borowitzka, Michael A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; ECOMORPHOLOGY; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

AMPHIBOLIS; CYMODOCEACEAE; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0037742209     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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