The photosynthetic performance of the tropical seagrass Halophila ovalis in the upper intertidal

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-371

  Beer, Sven ^a,d   Mtolera, Matern ^b   Lyimo, Thomas ^c   Björk, Mats ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emergence; Halophila ovalis; Intertidal; Photosynthesis; Tidal Pools

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROCK POOL; SEAGRASS;

CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA OVALIS; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 33645124997     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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