Multi-scale spatial patterns of three seagrass species with different growth dynamics

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-200

  Kendrick, Gary A ^a   Holmes, Karen W ^a   Van Niel, Kimberly P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; GROWTH; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBOLIS GRIFFITHII; POSIDONIA CORIACEA;

EID: 41449116764     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.5252.x     Document Type: Article

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