Disturbance influences the invasion of a seagrass into an existing meadow

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 186-196

  McKenzie, Len J ^a   Yoshida, Rudi L ^a   Unsworth, Richard K F ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Great Barrier Reef; Invasive species; Seagrass; Tropical

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE;

DISTURBANCE; GREAT BARRIER REEF; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEAGRASSES; TROPICAL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLONAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEADOW; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; SEAGRASS; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES INVASION; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM; ALISMATALES; ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

ALISMATIDAE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

EID: 84922675511     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.019     Document Type: Article

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