Seagrass conservation biology: An interdisciplinary science for protection of the seagrass biome

Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 595-623

  Kenworthy, W Judson ^a   Wyllie Echeverria, Sandy ^b   Coles, Robert G ^c   Pergent, Gérard ^d   Pergent Martini, Christine ^d  

^a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Northern Fisheries Center   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2983-7_25     Document Type: Chapter

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