Zostera marina population genetics in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, and implications for grass bed restoration

Population Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-190

  Campanella, James Joseph ^a   Bologna, Paul A X ^a   Smith, Stephanie M ^a   Rosenzweig, Eric B ^a   Smalley, John V ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bergen Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Eelgrass ecology; Genetic diversity; Historical bottlenecks; Microsatellites; Restoration ecology; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEAWEED;

BARNEGAT BAY; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

CAREX PLANOSTACHYS; OSTREIDAE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 72949103253     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-009-0170-4     Document Type: Article

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