Spatial variability in ecological attributes of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa

Botanica Marina

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 429-438

  Mascaró, Oriol ^a   Oliva, Silvia ^a   Pérez, Marta ^a   Romero, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Element content; Mediterranean Sea; Morphological features

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA;

EID: 71749090205     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2009.055     Document Type: Article

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