Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) loss between 1842 and 2009

Biological Conservation

Volumn 176, Issue , 2014, Pages 183-190

  Marbà, Núria ^a   Díaz Almela, Elena ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Areal meadow extent; Biological invasions; Eutrophication; Physical impacts; Seagrass cover; Shoot density; Vegetation gain; Vegetation loss

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON SINK; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAGRASS; SHOOT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84902488489     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.05.024     Document Type: Review

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