Sexual reproduction and seed dispersal pattern of annual and perennial Zostera marina in a heterogeneous habitat

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 671-682

  Qin, Le Zheng ^a   Li, Wen Tao ^a   Zhang, Xiu Mei ^a   Nie, Meng ^a   Li, Yong ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Reproductive effort; Seagrass; Seed dispersal; Sexual reproduction; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939886562     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: 15729834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-014-9363-5     Document Type: Article

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