Planting density, hydrodynamic exposure and mussel beds affect survival of transplanted intertidal eelgrass
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Planting density, hydrodynamic exposure and mussel beds affect survival of transplanted intertidal eelgrass
Transplantation of eelgrass Zostera marina has become a promising restoration tool since natural recolonisation during the last century failed after massive mortality, due to a combination of a wasting disease outbreak and a sequence of human impacts. We studied the interactive effects of planting density and hydrodynamic exposure on the survival of transplants of an annual population of intert...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Ecology Progress Series
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0171-8630,1616-1599
DOI: 10.3354/meps336121