The rise of ruppia in seagrass beds: Changes in coastal environment and research needs

Handbook on Environmental Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 333-348

  Cho, Hyun Jung ^a   Biber, Patrick ^b   Nica, Cristina ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal; Estuaries; Ruppia maritima; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952276964     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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