Quantitative estimate of commercial fish enhancement by seagrass habitat in southern Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 141, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Blandon, Abigayil ^a   Zu Ermgassen, Philine S E ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass enhancement; Commercial fish; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem valuation; Nursery habitat; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893949822     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.01.009     Document Type: Article

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