The demise and recovery of seagrass in the northern Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Estuaries

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 915-922

  Morris, Lori J ^a   Virnstein, Robert W ^a  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; SEAGRASS; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HALODULE; HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA ENGELMANNII; RUPPIA; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 12444301920     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803418     Document Type: Article

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