A small-scale analysis of the spatial structure of a Posidonia oceanica meadow off the Island of Ischia (Gulf of Naples, Italy): Relationship with the seafloor morphology

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-109

  Zupo, V ^a   Mazzella, L ^a   Buia, M C ^a   Gambi, M C ^a   Lorenti, M ^a   Scipione, M B ^a   Cancemi, G ^a,b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bottom shape; Cartography; Distribution; Kriging; Posidonia oceanica; Structure

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISCHIA; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 30544434857     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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