Spatio-temporal patterns and nutrient status of macroalgae in a heavily managed region of Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA

Botanica Marina

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-390

  Collado Vides, Ligia ^a   Mazzei, Viviana ^b   Thyberg, Travis ^c   Lirman, Diego ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biscayne Bay; community level indicators; macroalgae; nutrient content

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROLOGY; MACROALGA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER QUALITY;

BISCAYNE BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACETABULARIA; ALGAE; ANADYOMENE STELLATA; BATOPHORA OERSTEDII; CHARA; CHARA HORNEMANNII; HALIMEDA INCRASSATA; PENICILLUS CAPITATUS;

EID: 80052895253     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2011.046     Document Type: Article

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