Regulation of eelgrass (Zostera marina) cover along depth gradients in Danish coastal waters

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 866-877

  Krause Jensen, Dorte ^a   Pedersen, Morten Foldager ^b   Jensen, Claus ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNI C   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; VEGETATION COVER; WATER DEPTH;

DENMARK; NORTH SEA;

HALOPHILA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0038570283     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803345     Document Type: Article

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