Comparison between epiphyte assemblages of leaves and rhizomes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica subjected to different levels of anthropogenic eutrophication

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 533-540

  Balata, David ^a   Bertocci, Iacopo ^b   Piazzi, Luigi ^b   Nesti, Ugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

epiphytes; eutrophication; Posidonia oceanica; spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EPIPHYTE; EUTROPHICATION; LEAF; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIAL VARIATION;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 49049094605     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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