Response and recovery dynamics of seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Syringodium filiforme and macroalgae in experimental motor vessel disturbances

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 345, Issue , 2007, Pages 83-92

  Hammerstrom, K K ^a   Kenworthy, W J ^b   Whitfield, P E ^b   Merello, M F ^c  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Disturbance; Recovery; Restoration; Seagrass; Syringodium filiforme; Thalassia testudinum

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EROSION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROALGA; SEAGRASS; STABILIZATION; VESSEL;

SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 35348831011     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07004     Document Type: Article

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