Does disturbance enhance genotypic diversity in clonal organisms? A field test in the marine angiosperm Zostera marina

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 277-286

  Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonal plant; Disturbance; Genotypic diversity; Resilience; Seagrass; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

HALOPHILA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 33645085599     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02779.x     Document Type: Article

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