The exergy of a phase shift: Ecosystem functioning loss in seagrass meadows of the Mediterranean Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 186-194

  Montefalcone, Monica ^a   Vassallo, Paolo ^a   Gatti, Giulia ^a   Parravicini, Valeriano ^b   Paoli, Chiara ^a   Morri, Carla ^a   Bianchi, Carlo Nike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functioning; Exergy; Mediterranean Sea; Phase shift; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLOW; EXERGY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MEADOW; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 85027955636     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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