Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model

2007/08/15 by Frederick T. Short, F. Short, Timothy J.B. Carruthers +5 · 1,206 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Biodiversity #Biology #Bioregion #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies #Ecology #Ecosystem #Marine Biology and Ecology Research #Marine and coastal plant biology #Oceanography #Seagrass #Temperate climate #Zostera marina

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2007.06.012

published in Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 350(1-2), 3-20 (Elsevier BV)

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