Aquaculture of Posidonia australis Seedlings for Seagrass Restoration Programs: Effect of Sediment Type and Organic Enrichment on Growth

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-259

  Statton, John ^a,b   Cambridge, Marion L ^b   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b   Kendrick, Gary A ^b  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Organic matter; Rhizosphere; Roots; Sediment; Seeds; Viviparous

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BACTERIUM; GROWTH; ORGANIC MATTER; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RHIZOSPHERE; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT; SEEDLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84874782182     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2012.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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