Distributional range extension of the seagrass Halophila nipponica into coastal waters off the Korean peninsula

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Kim, Jeong Bae ^a,b   Park, Jung Im ^a   Jung, Chang Su ^b   Lee, Pil Yong ^b   Lee, Kun Seop ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Geographic distribution; Halophila nipponica; Korean peninsula; Range extension; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PERSISTENCE; RANGE EXPANSION; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

HALOPHILA; PHYLLOSPADIX; RUPPIA MARITIMA; ZOSTERA;

EID: 60349122474     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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