Growth and productivity of intertidal Zostera capricorni in New Zealand estuaries

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-90

  Turner, S J ^a,b  

^a Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

^b Oceanica Consulting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emersion; Environmental stress; Leaf growth rates; Leaf productivity; Rhizome growth rates; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

EMERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARY; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 34247475259     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330709509897     Document Type: Article

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