Effects of disturbances caused by coastal constructions on spatial structure, growth dynamics and photosynthesis of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1523-1533

  Ruiz, J M ^a   Romero, J ^b  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Coastal works; Environmental impact; Light; Mediterranean sea; Posidonia oceanica; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORTS AND HARBORS; SEDIMENTS; STARCH; TURBIDITY;

SEAGRASS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CARBON; STARCH;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAGRASS; TURBIDITY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIPHYTE; GRAZING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHOTOACCLIMATIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SEA POLLUTION; SEAGRASS; SEASHORE; SEDIMENTATION; SHOOT; TURBIDITY; VARIETAS; WATER QUALITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0345256431     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.08.021     Document Type: Review

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