Recovery and succession in a multi-species tropical seagrass meadow following experimental disturbance: The role of sexual and asexual reproduction

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 310, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-45

  Rasheed, Michael A ^a  

^a Northern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clonal; Colonisation; Recovery; Regrowth; Seagrass; Succession

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; RECOLONIZATION; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SUCCESSION;

HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA OVALIS; SYRINGODIUM; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM;

EID: 4444299915     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.03.022     Document Type: Article

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