An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California

Seagrass beds provide much of the primary production in estuaries; host many fishes and fish larvae, and abate erosion. The present study presents original analytical methods for estimating mean leaf-growth rates of eelgrass (Zostera marina). The method was calibrated by using data collected in a Z....

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	Elena Solana-Arellano, Héctor Echavarria-Heras, Ernesto Franco-Vizcaíno
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2008-09-01
Subjects:	Zostera marina tasa de crecimiento foliar estimaciones analíticas eelgrass growth rates analytical estimations
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442008000300003