Are epiphytes a significant component of intertidal Zostera noltii beds?

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Lebreton, Benoit ^a   Richard, Pierre ^a   Radenac, Gilles ^a   Bordes, Monique ^a   Bréret, Martine ^a   Arnaud, Christophe ^b   Mornet, Françoise ^b   Blanchard, Gérard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Cocconeis spp.; Epiphyte diatom; Intertidal seagrass bed; Microphytobenthos; Primary producer; SEM; Zostera noltii

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEAGRASS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCONEIS; COCCONEIS PLACENTULA; COCCONEIS SCUTELLUM; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 67349145693     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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