Chlorophyll fluorescence measures of seagrasses Halophila ovalis and Zostera capricorni reveal differences in response to experimental shading

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 405-414

  Bité, Juanita S ^a   Campbell, Stuart J ^b,c   McKenzie, Len J ^b,c   Coles, Robert G ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

^c CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; DISTURBANCE; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEAGRASS; TURBIDITY;

HALOPHILA OVALIS; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 34547092916     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0700-6     Document Type: Article

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