Assessment of seagrass communities along the Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-99

  Al Rousan, Saber ^a   Al Horani, Fuad ^a   Eid, Ehab ^b   Khalaf, Maroof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Bottom habitat; Gulf of Aqaba; Halophila stipulacea; Red Sea; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016729371     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451001003660319     Document Type: Article

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