Effects of erosion and macroalgae on intertidal eelgrass (Zostera marina) in a northeastern Pacific estuary (USA)

Botanica Marina

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-257

  Boese, Bruce L ^a   Robbins, Bradley D ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Macroalgae; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; EROSION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROALGA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SEAGRASS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES; YAQUINA BAY;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 49949117434     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2008.034     Document Type: Article

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