Effects of salinity on leaf growth and survival of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-63

  Fernández Torquemada, Yolanda ^a   Sánchez Lizaso, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desalination impact; Mesocosms; Posidonia oceanica; Salinity stress

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; GROWTH; LEAF; MESOCOSM; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SURVIVAL;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 19544371724     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.12.019     Document Type: Article

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