Document of bibliographic reference 209886
BibliographicReference record
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- Bibliographic resource
- Type of document
- Journal article
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- Title
- Seagrass ecosystems
- Abstract
- The seagrass ecosystem is defined as a unit of biological organization comprised of interacting biotic and abiotic components. The structural components are shelter and food and feeding pathways and biodiversity. Functional components include the rate of nutrient cycling, the rate of energy flow, and biological regulation. Healthy intact seagrass ecosystems provide services since they relate to the health, stability and well-being of the environment in which they live, but also to that of human populations.
- Bibliographic citation
- Phillips, R.C.; Milchakova, N.A. (2003). Seagrass ecosystems. Mar. Ecol. J. 2(2): 29-39
- Topic
- Marine
- Is peer reviewed
- true
- Access rights
- open access
- Is accessible for free
- true
thesaurus terms
- term
- Ecosystems (term code: 2638 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Energy flow (term code: 2782 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Nutrient cycles (term code: 5625 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Production (biological) (term code: 6553 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Seagrass (term code: 7311 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)