Biochemical characterization of the eelgrass Zostera marina at its southern distribution limit in the North Pacific;Caracterización bioquímica del pasto marino Zostera marina en el límite sur de su distribución en el Pacífico Norte

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 30, Issue 1 A, 2004, Pages 21-34

  Cabello Pasini, Alejandro ^a   Muniz Salazar, Raquel ^a   Ward, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; Chemical composition; Chlorophyll; Seasonality; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL; IRRADIANCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEAGRASS; SEASONALITY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

FRAXINUS; HALOPHILA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 2342424220     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v30i11.123     Document Type: Article

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