A comparative assessment of approaches and outcomes for seagrass revegetation in Shark Bay and Florida Bay

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 984-993

  Statton, John ^a,b   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b   Hovey, Renae K ^b   Kendrick, Gary A ^b  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONITORING; REVEGETATION; SEAGRASS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SURVIVAL; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

AUSTRALIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; SHARK BAY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBOLIS ANTARCTICA; CHONDRICHTHYES; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84870366825     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12032     Document Type: Review

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