Towards a predictive model to assess the natural position of the Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows upper limit

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 458-466

  Vacchi, Matteo ^a,d   Montefalcone, Monica ^b   Schiaffino, Chiara F ^b,d   Parravicini, Valeriano ^c,d   Bianchi, Carlo Nike ^b   Morri, Carla ^b   Ferrari, Marco ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^d Environmental Consulting   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological modelling; Mediterranean Sea; Nearshore hydrodynamics; Posidonia oceanica; Reference conditions; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; HYDRODYNAMICS;

ECOLOGICAL MODELLING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEARSHORE HYDRODYNAMICS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; REFERENCE CONDITION; SEAGRASSES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; SEAFLOOR; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; PREDICTION; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT; ALISMATALES; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

ALISMATIDAE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS;

EID: 84902084496     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.038     Document Type: Article

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