Evaluating vegetative transplant success in Posidonia australis: A field trial with habitat enhancement

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 828-834

  Campbell, Marnie L ^a,b   Paling, Eric I ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Corp Process Management Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial seagrass mats; Posidonia australis; Seagrass transplantation; Site enhancement; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS;

HABITAT ENHANCEMENT;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT QUALITY; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SEASHORE; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION;

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0142156017     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00093-6     Document Type: Article

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