Management of beach-cast Posidonia oceanica seagrass on the island of Sardinia (Italy, Western Mediterranean)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 69-75

  De Falco, Giovanni ^a   Simeone, Simone ^b,c   Baroli, Maura ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Fondazione IMC International Marine Centre ONLUS Localita Sa Mardini   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Banquettes; Beaches; Coastal zone management; Leaf litter

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SEAGRASS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 51549111795     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0800.1     Document Type: Article

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