Seagrasses in Portugal: A most endangered marine habitat

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 193-203

  Cunha, Alexandra H ^a   Assis, Jorge F ^a   Serrão, Ester A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Geographic distribution; Habitat extinction; Long term change; Marine conservation; Population decline; Portugal; Seagrass cover; Seagrass decline

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE; SEAGRASS;

PORTUGAL;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 84870295767     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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