Architectural characteristics of two bed types of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica over different spatial scales

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 667-678

  Borg, J A ^a,b   Attrill, M J ^a   Rowden, A A ^a,c   Schembri, P J ^b   Jones, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Maltese islands; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass architecture; Seagrass bed type; Seagrass landscapes

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MALTA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 13444288260     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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