Root architecture of six tropical seagrass species, growing in three contrasting habitats in Indonesian waters

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-245

  Kiswara, W ^a,b   Behnke, N ^b   van Avesaath, P ^b   Huiskes, A H L ^b   Erftemeijer, P L A ^c   Bouma, T J ^b  

^a INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Oligotrophic; Root architecture; Root branching; Toplogical index; Tropical seagrass

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SEAGRASS;

INDONESIAN SEAS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; CYMODOCEA SERRULATA; ENHALUS ACOROIDES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 60649086345     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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