Annual life cycles of two Zostera marina L. populations in the Gulf of california: Contrasts in seasonality and reproductive effort

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 59-69

  Meling López, Alf E ^a   Ibarra Obando, Silvia E ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Irradiance; Phenological phases; Shallow and deep populations; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LIFE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEAGRASS; SEASONALITY;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; GRASS; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0345201624     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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