Mesohaline submerged aquatic vegetation survey along the U.S. gulf of Mexico coast, 2001 and 2002: A salinity gradient approach

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-20

  Merino, Joy H ^a   Carter, Jacoby ^b   Merino, Sergio L ^c  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c IAP World Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BASELINE SURVEY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH FORM; GROWTH RATE; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ELEOCHARIS; HALODULE WRIGHTII; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 77949369686     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2701.02     Document Type: Article

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