Effect of different substrata on rhizome growth, leaf biometry and shoot density of Posidonia oceanica

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 87-88, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-102

  Di Maida, G ^a   Tomasello, A ^a   Sciandra, M ^a   Pirrotta, M ^a   Milazzo, M ^a   Calvo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic ecology; Biomonitoring; GLMM; Leaf biometry; Lepidochronology; LMM; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass; Shoot age; Substratum

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ECOLOGIES; BIOMONITORING; GLMM; LEAF BIOMETRY; LEPIDOCHRONOLOGY; LMM; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SEAGRASSES; SHOOT AGE; SUBSTRATUM;

AQUACULTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOMETRICS;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BIOMETRY; BIOMONITORING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF; MEADOW; MORPHOLOGY; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SHOOT GROWTH; SUBSTRATE; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIOTYPOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; ITALY; MATTE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STRUCTURES; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; PREDICTION; RHIZOME; ROCK; ROOT GROWTH; SAND; SEAGRASS; SHOOT; SOIL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALISMATIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; RHIZOME; SICILY;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84878423159     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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