A temporal investigation of grazer dynamics, nutrients, seagrass leaf productivity, and epiphyte standing stock

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-52

  Frankovich, T A ^a   Zieman, J C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIPHYTE; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

FLORIDA BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CASTANEA; GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; MODULUS MODULUS; TEGULA FASCIATA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; TURBO CASTANEA;

EID: 15744381927     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02732752     Document Type: Article

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