Restoration of Seagrass Community to Reverse Eutrophication in Estuaries

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 151-164

  Lillebo A I ^a   Flindt, M R ^b   Cardoso, P ^c   Leston, S ^c   Dolbeth, M ^c   Pereira, M E ^a   Duarte, A C ^a   Pardal, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84901209555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.01007-X     Document Type: Chapter

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