Resilience and stability of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows over the last four decades in a Mediterranean lagoon

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-98

  Garrido, Marie ^a   Lafabrie, Céline ^a,b,d   Torre, Franck ^c   Fernandez, Catherine ^c   Pasqualini, Vanina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cymodocea nodosa; Disturbance; GIS; Resilience; Spatio temporal dynamics; Urbino lagoon

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL LAGOON; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GIS; MEADOW; PHYTOPLANKTON; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; RESILIENCE; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; TURBIDITY;

CORSE; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA;

EID: 84883154956     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.05.035     Document Type: Article

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