Flowering of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica in a north-western Mediterranean coastal area: Temporal and spatial variations

Marine Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-68

  Balestri, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; FLOWERING; FLUORESCENCE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEAGRASS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 3242687071     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1301-2     Document Type: Article

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