The emerging role of genetic diversity for ecosystem functioning: Estuarine macrophytes as models

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 159-164

  Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a,c   Hughes, A Randall ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; MACROPHYTE; PRODUCTIVITY; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 33745916469     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02784707     Document Type: Review

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