Seagrass reproductive effort as an ecological indicator of disturbance

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-122

  Cabaço, Susana ^a   Santos, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Ecological indicators; Reproductive effort; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEAGRASSES; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; STORAGE CAPACITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SHOOT GROWTH;

EID: 84859508117     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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