Temporal and spatial dynamics of macroalgal communities along an anthropogenic salinity gradient in Biscayne Bay (Florida, USA)

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-77

  Biber, Patrick D ^a   Irlandi, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Canals; Distribution; Growth; Macroalgae; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; SALINITY; SHEET FLOW;

BISCAYNE BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HALIMEDA; HALOPHILA; LAURENCIA; PENICILLUS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 33646077443     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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