Effects of seagrass beds (Zostera noltii and Z. marina) on near-bed hydrodynamics and sediment resuspension

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 358, Issue , 2008, Pages 125-136

  Widdows, John ^a   Pope, Nick D ^a   Brinsley, Mary D ^a   Asmus, Harald ^b   Asmus, Ragnhild M ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Seagrass beds; Sediment resuspension; Zostera marina; Zostera noltii

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; RESUSPENSION; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIDAL CURRENT;

HYDROBIA ULVAE; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 44249092124     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07338     Document Type: Article

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