Spatial and interannual variations with depth in eelgrass populations

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Middelboe, Anne Lise ^a,b,c   Sand Jensen, Kaj ^a   Krause Jensen, Dorte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass; Shoot density; Spatial variability; Temporal variability; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; DEPTH; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ORESUND;

ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0038249054     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00098-4     Document Type: Article

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