Outstanding appearance of Ruppia maritima along Baja California Sur, México and its influence in trophic networks

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-300

  Lopez Calderon, Jorge ^a   Riosmena Rodríguez, Rafael ^a   Rodríguez Baron, Juan M ^b   Carrión Cortez, Javier ^a   Torre, Jorge ^c   Meling López, Alf ^d   Hinojosa Arango, Gustavo ^e   Hernández Carmona, Gustavo ^b   García Hernández, Jaqueline ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c Comunidad y Biodiversidad AC ^*  (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^e School for Field Studies   (Mexico)

^f CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Eelgrass; Invasive species; Marine protected areas; Sea turtles; Wigeongrass

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GLOBAL WARMING; GPS; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEW RECORD; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; TURTLE; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

CHELONIIDAE; RUPPIA MARITIMA; TESTUDINES; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 78049528546     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-010-0050-3     Document Type: Article

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