Clonality in seagrasses, emergent properties and seagrass landscapes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 290, Issue , 2005, Pages 291-296

  Kendrick, Gary A ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b   Marbà, Núria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Emergence; Patch dynamics; Ramets; Seagrasses; Subtidal landscapes

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; EMERGENCE; PATCH DYNAMICS; SEAGRASS;

HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; LILIOPSIDA; PISCES; TESTUDINES; TRICHECHIDAE;

EID: 18844419545     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps290291     Document Type: Review

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