Seasonal production and biomass of the seagrass, halodule wrightii aschers. (shoal grass), in a subtropical texas lagoon

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 467-482

  Kowalski, Joseph L ^a   Deyoe, Hudson R ^a   Allison, Terry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Halodule wrightii; Laguna Madre; Nutrient limitation; Underwater light

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAGRASS;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

HALODULE; HALODULE WRIGHTII;

EID: 65049092126     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9146-z     Document Type: Article

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