Using habitat suitability models to predict changes in seagrass distribution caused by water management practices

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1380-1388

  Santos, Rolando O ^a   Lirman, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

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

HALODULE; HALODULE WRIGHTII; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 84864746054     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2012-018     Document Type: Article

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