Seasonal patterns of disturbance influence recruitment of the sea palm, Postelsia palmaeformis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Blanchette, Carol Anne ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Mussel; Mytilus californianus; Postelsia palmaeformis; Recruitment; Sea palm; Seaweed; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

FUCUS;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; ROCK; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES; SUMMER; WINTER;

POSTELSIA PALMAEFORMIS; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS;

BIVALVE; DISTURBANCE; KELP; MACROALGAE; MUSSEL; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RECRUITMENT; SEA PALM; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

EID: 0030111908     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00141-7     Document Type: Article

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