Main seagrass beds and threats to their habitats in the coastal sea of South China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 136-142

  Huang, Xiaoping ^a   Huang, Liangmin ^a   Li, Yinghong ^a   Xu, Zhanzhou ^a   Fong, C W ^b   Huang, Daojian ^a   Han, Qiuying ^a   Huang, Hui ^a   Tan, Yehui ^a   Liu, Sheng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b Lincoln House   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Distribution; Ecological character; Seagrass; South China; Threats

Indexed keywords

CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENHALUS ACOROIDES; HALODULE UNINERVIS; HALOPHILA BECCARII; HALOPHILA OVALIS; PISCES; RUPPIA; THALASSIA; ZOSTERA JAPONICA;

EID: 34648829093     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-9136-5     Document Type: Article

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