Effects of the American oyster Crassostrea Virginica on growth rates of the seagrass Halodule wrightii

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 389, Issue , 2009, Pages 117-126

  Booth, Dale M ^a,b,c   Heck Jr , Kenneth L ^a,b  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Habitat restoration; Halodule wrightii; SAV oyster interactions; Submerged aquatic vegetation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EPIPHYTE; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PHYTOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEAGRASS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TRANSMITTANCE;

MISSISSIPPI SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; HALODULE WRIGHTII; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 70349531288     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08163     Document Type: Article

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