Static life-table analysis and demography of the foliar shoots of the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1247-1256

  Van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; LIFE TABLE; POPULATION GROWTH; SEAGRASS; SHOOT;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

HALOPHILA; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 0037742212     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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