Measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence reveals mechanisms for habitat niche separation of the intertidal seagrasses Thalassia hemprichii and Halodule uninervis

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-34

  Lan, Chiu Yueh ^a   Kao, Wen Yuan ^b   Lin, Hsing Juh ^a   Shao, Kwang Tsao ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; IRRADIANCE; NICHE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEAGRASS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

HALODULE UNINERVIS; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 27744548973     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0053-y     Document Type: Article

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