The effects of water parameters on monthly seagrass percentage cover in lawas, East Malaysia

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ahmad Kamil, E I ^a,b   Ramli, R ^a   Jaaman, S A ^c   Bali, J ^d   Al Obaidi, J R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MNS Bird Conservation Council Records Committee   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^d KCLD ^*  (Malaysia)

^e MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARDI   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; RAIN; RUNOFF; WATER; SEA WATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EL NINO; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MALAYSIA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; TURBIDITY; WEATHER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MALAYSIA; SEAWATER; WATER;

EID: 84885589678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/892746     Document Type: Article

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