A qualitative and quantitative assessment of the reproductive litter from Posidonia oceanica accumulated on a sand beach following a storm

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 30-34

  Balestri, E ^a   Vallerini, F ^a   Lardicci, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Loss of fruits; Posidonia oceanica; Reproductive output; Sand beach; Seagrass wrack storm impact

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BEACH; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; SEAGRASS;

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 28844477540     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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