Patterns of spatial variability in epiphytes of Posidonia oceanica: Differences between a disturbed and two reference locations

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-356

  Piazzi, Luigi ^a   Balata, David ^a   Cinelli, Francesco ^a   Benedetti Cecchi, Lisandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Mediterranean Sea; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISTURBANCE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEAGRASS; SEWAGE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 3242707091     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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