Interference between the macroalga Caulerpa prolifera and the seagrass Halodule wrightii

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Taplin, K A ^a,b   Irlandi, E A ^a   Raves, R ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Plant plant interactions; Submerged aquatic vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL LAGOON; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MACROALGA; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAGRASS; WATER DEPTH;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CAULERPA PROLIFERA; HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA;

EID: 25444437022     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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