Halophila ovalis in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 141-146

  Short, Frederick T ^a   Moore, Gregg E ^a   Peyton, Kimberly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigua; Atlantic Ocean; Caribbean; Exotic; Genetics; Halophila johnsonii; Halophila ovalis; Invasive species; Seagrass; West Indies

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; SEAGRASS; SEED; SHALLOW WATER;

ANTIGUA; ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; UNITED STATES;

HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA JOHNSONII; HALOPHILA OVALIS;

EID: 77955846705     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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