Flow in seagrass canopies: The influence of patch width

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Fonseca, Mark S ^a,b   Koehl, M A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Currents; Flow; Flume; Patch size; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

HALOPHILA;

EID: 32444444647     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.09.018     Document Type: Article

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