The biology of thalassia: Paradigms and recent advances in research

Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 409-439

  Tussenbroek, Brigitta I Van ^a   Vonk, Jan A ^b   Stapel, Johan ^b   Erftemeijer, Paul L A ^c   Middelburg, Jack J ^d   Zieman, Jay C ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Marine and Coastal Management Section   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2983-7_18     Document Type: Chapter

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