The distribution of seagrasses in Dominica, Lesser Antilles

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 89-98

  Steiner, S C C ^a   Macfarlane, K J ^a   Price, L M ^a   Willette, D A ^a  

^a Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology Inc (ITME)   (Dominica)

Author keywords

Dominica; Halodule; Halophila; Seagrasses; Syringodium; Thalassia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLASSIFICATION; DOMINICA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOMINICA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY;

CYMODOCEACEAE; HALODULE; HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS; HALOPHILA STIPULACEA; HYDROCHARITACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SYRINGODIUM; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 78650702108     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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