Seasonal variation in biomass, morphometric parameters and production of seagrasses in the lagoon of Venice

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-223

  Sfriso, Adriano ^a   Francesco Ghetti, Pier ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cymodocea nodosa; Primary production; Sampling strategies; Seagrasses; Venice lagoon; Zostera marina; Zostera noltii

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

BIOMASS; PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GRASS; ITALY; LAGOON; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

ITALY, VENETO, VENICE LAGOON;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 0345725983     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(98)00064-3     Document Type: Article

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