The Optical Properties of Greater Florida Bay: Implications for Seagrass Abundance

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1150-1160

  McPherson, Meredith L ^a   Hill, Victoria J ^a   Zimmerman, Richard C ^a   Dierssen, Heidi M ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Bay; Light; Optical properties; Scattering; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; CARBONATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EUTROPHICATION; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT ATTENUATION; MEADOW; OPEN WATER; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECOLONIZATION; RESUSPENSION; SCATTERING; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER; WATER COLUMN;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 80053937499     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9411-9     Document Type: Article

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