Individual and population plasticity of the seagrass Zostera noltii along a vertical intertidal gradient

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-308

  Cabaço, Susana ^a   Machás, Raquel ^a   Santos, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

intertidal; plasticity; Ria Formosa; seagrass; vertical gradient; Zostera noltii

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAIN SIZE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 61549083065     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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