Inorganic nutrient supplements constrain restoration potential of seedlings of the seagrass, posidonia Australis

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 196-203

  Statton, John ^a,b   Kendrick, Gary A ^b   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b   Cambridge, Marion L ^b  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Roots; Seagrass restoration; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT; SEEDLING;

POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84900383911     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12072     Document Type: Article

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