Comparison of recent vegetation and diaspore banks along abiotic gradients in brackish coastal lagoons

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-26

  Steinhardt, Tim ^a   Selig, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brackish lagoon; Charophytes; Eutrophication; Salinity; Seed bank; Submerged aquatic vegetation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CHAROPHYTE; COASTAL LAGOON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROPAGULE; SALINITY; SEED BANK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

CHARACEAE; CHARALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 63349088132     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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