Using seagrass coverage as an indicator of ecosystem condition

Estuarine Indicators

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 229-246

  Corbett, Catherine A ^a   Doering, Peter H ^b   Madley, Kevin A ^c   Ott, Judith A ^d   Tomasko, David A ^e  

^a South Florida Water Management District ^*  (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^e Southwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

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EID: 84888436377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420038187     Document Type: Chapter

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