Evaluation of the viability of Posidonia oceanica transplants associated with a marina expansion

Botanica Marina

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 471-476

  Sánchez Lizaso, Jose L ^a   Fernández Torquemada, Yolanda ^a   González Correa, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Management; Posidonia oceanica; Restoration; Seagrass; Transplants

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETATION COVER;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 71749096992     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2009.052     Document Type: Article

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