A physically based model of macroalgal spore dispersal in the wave and current-dominated nearshore

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1239-1251

  Gaylord, Brian ^a   Reed, Daniel C ^a   Raimondi, Peter T ^b   Washburn, Libe ^a   McLean, Stephen R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectocarpus siliculosus; Eddy diffusivity; Flow; Macroalgae; Macrocystis pyrifera; Propagule; Release height; Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii; Sargassum muticum; Sinking speed; Turbulence; Vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MACROALGA; MODEL; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PROPAGULE; SPORE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECTOCARPUS; ECTOCARPUS SILICULOSUS; HALOPHILA; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; SARCODIOTHECA; SARCODIOTHECA GAUDICHAUDII; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM MUTICUM;

EID: 0012731638     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1239:APBMOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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