Negative effects of stress-resistant drift algae and high temperature on a small ephemeral seagrass species

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 297-309

  Holmer, Marianne ^a   Wirachwong, Pornthep ^a   Thomsen, Mads S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POREWATER; RED ALGA; SEAGRASS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; HALOPHILA OVALIS;

EID: 78651444432     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1559-5     Document Type: Article

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