Setting seagrass depth, coverage, and light targets for the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 923-935

  Steward, Joel S ^a   Virnstein, Robert W ^a   Morris, Lori J ^a   Lowe, Edgar F ^a  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW; VEGETATION COVER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA;

EID: 31144462070     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02696020     Document Type: Article

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