Morpho-chronological variations and primary production in Posidonia sea grass from Western Australia

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 895-899

  Pergent, Gérard ^a   Pergent Martini, Christine ^a   Fernandez, Catherine ^a   Pasqualini, Vanina ^a   Walker, Diana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ROTTNEST ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 7544246338     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404010161h     Document Type: Article

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