Clonal diversity and structure related to habitat of the marine angiosperm Thalassia testudinum along the Atlantic coast of Mexico

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-69

  van Dijk, Jent Kornelis ^a   van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Clonality; Clone size; Gulf of Mexico; Life span; Microsatellites; Nutrient; Seagrass; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION GENETICS; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 70449697864     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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