Seasonal dynamics of posidonia oceanica in magalluf bay (mallorca, spain): Temperature effects on seagrass mortality

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2170-2182

  Díaz Almela, Elena ^a   Marba, Nuŕia ^a   Martínez, Regino ^a   Santiago, Rocío ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MEADOW; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MORTALITY RISK; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SHOOT GROWTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAGALLUF BAY; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 70349956439     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.6.2170     Document Type: Article

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