Effects of salinity on leaf growth and survival of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

This research was financed by a CEDEX—A.C. SEGURA contract and by a FPI grant of the Generalitat Valenciana (FPI 01 A 002).

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