Salinity effects on Ruppia maritima L. seed germination and seedling survival at the Everglades-Florida Bay ecotone

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 445, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-139

  Strazisar, Theresa ^a   Koch, Marguerite S ^a   Madden, Christopher J ^b   Filina, Joshua ^a   Lara, Pedro U ^a   Mattair, Amanda ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Bay; Germination; Light; Ruppia maritima; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE VARIATION; DOMINANCE; ECOTONE; GERMINATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LIFE HISTORY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALINITY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRATIFICATION; SURVIVAL;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878165037     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.045     Document Type: Article

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