An effective transplanting technique using shells for restoration of Zostera marina habitats

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1015-1021

  Lee, Kun Seop ^a   Park, Jung Im ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eelgrass; Restoration; Shell method; Transplanting method; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESTORATION;

EELGRASS; SHELL METHOD; TRANSPLANTING METHOD; ZOSTERA MARINA;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; POPULATION DECLINE; SEAGRASS; SHELL; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EELGRASS; KOREA; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PLANT LEAF; SEAGRASS; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SHELL; SPECIES HABITAT; ZOSTERA MARINA;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; OSTREIDAE; PLANT SHOOTS; ZOSTERACEAE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOJE BAY; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; SOUTH KYONGSANG;

OSTREIDAE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 43049178333     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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