An overview of Iranian mangrove ecosystem, northern part of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 411-417

  Zahed, Mohammad Ali ^a   Ruhani, Fatemeh ^b   Mohajeri, Soraya ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b KHORRAMSHAHR UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Mangrove forest; Mangroves; Persian Gulf

Indexed keywords

ACANTHACEAE; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 77956085314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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