Trends of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Magnoliophyta) in the Canary Islands: Population changes in the last two decades;Tendencias de la fanerógama marina Cymodocea nodosa (Magnoliophyta) en las Islas Canarias: cambios poblaciona­les en las dos últimas décadas

Scientia Marina

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-13

  Fabbri, Federico ^a   Espino, Fernando ^a   Herrera, Rogelio ^b   Moro, Leopoldo ^b   Haroun, Ricardo ^a   Riera, Rodrigo ^c   González Henriquez, Nieves ^a   Bergasa, Oscar ^d   Monterroso, Oscar ^c   De La Rosa, Manuel Ruiz ^b   Tuya, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente Gobierno de Canarias ^*  (Spain)

^c Centro de Investigaciones Medioambientales del Atlántico   (Spain)

^d Elittoral Parque Científico Tecnológico de Tafira Campus de Tafira   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Canary Islands; Change rates; Population trend; Seagrass; Temporal patterns

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; MEADOW; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEAGRASS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84924368164     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.04165.19B     Document Type: Article

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