Selective elimination of rooted plants from a tropical seagrass bed in a back-reef lagoon: A hypothesis tested by Hurricane Wilma (2005)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 278-281

  Van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I ^a   Barba Santos, M Guadalupe ^a   Van Dijk, Jent Kornelis ^a   Sanabria Alcaraz, S N Marisela ^a   Téllez Calderón, M Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Macroalgae; Natural disturbance; Species specific removal; Syringodium; Thalassia

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HURRICANE WILMA 2005; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MACROALGA; ROOT SYSTEM; SEAGRASS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUERTO MORELOS; YUCATAN;

ALGAE; AVRAINVILLEA; HALIMEDA; PENICILLUS; RHIPOCEPHALUS; SYRINGODIUM; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; UDOTEA;

EID: 39149121863     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0777.1     Document Type: Article

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