The impact of sediment burial and erosion on seagrasses: A review

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 354-366

  Cabaço, Susana ^a   Santos, Rui ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

burial; disturbance; erosion; impacts; plant size; seagrass; sediment; sediment redistribution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EROSION; MORTALITY; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

HALOPHILA OVALIS; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 49249085801     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.021     Document Type: Review

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