The value of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica: A natural capital assessment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 157-167

  Vassallo, Paolo ^a   Paoli, Chiara ^a   Rovere, Alessio ^b   Montefalcone, Monica ^a   Morri, Carla ^a   Bianchi, Carlo Nike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Emergy analysis; Ligurian Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EMERGY ANALYSIS; LIGURIAN SEAS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SEAGRASSES;

LOSSES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECOSYSTEMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGY; MEADOW; NATURAL CAPITAL; SEAGRASS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CARBON FIXATION; CARBON SINK; COASTAL WATERS; COMPOSTING; COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EMERGY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAND BIOME; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEADOW; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION (BIOMASS); RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84884817865     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.044     Document Type: Article

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