Changes in the distribution of seagrass species along Florida's central Gulf Coast: Iverson and Bittaker revisited

Estuaries

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-43

  Hale, J A ^a   Frazer, T K ^a   Tomasko, D A ^b   Hall, M O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Southwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEAGRASS; TIDAL CHANNEL;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HALODULE; HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA ENGELMANNII; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 2142751225     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803558     Document Type: Review

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