Characterization and ecological implication of eelgrass life history strategies near the species' southern limit in the western North Atlantic

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 444, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-56

  Jarvis, Jessie C ^a,c   Moore, Kenneth A ^a   Kenworthy, W Judson ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NCCOS   (United States)

^c RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual; Biomass; Life history; Perennial; Seed bank; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEAGRASS; SEED BANK; SEEDLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST);

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84855675613     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09428     Document Type: Article

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