Drag and dislodgment of an intertidal macroalga: consequences of morphological variation in Mastocarpus papillatus Kützing

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 185-200

  Carrington, Emily ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drag; Intertidal alga; Mastocarpus; Maximum size; Morphology; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

DRAG; MACROALGAE; RED ALGAE; WAVE;

EID: 0025594994     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(90)90146-4     Document Type: Article

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