Interference competition among two intertidal seaweeds: Chondrus crispus strongly affects survival of Fucus evanescens recruits

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 297-301

  Worm, Boris ^a   Chapman, Anthony R O ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chondrus crispus; Fucus evanescens; Interference competition; Recruitment; Rocky shore; Zonation

Indexed keywords

CHONDRUS CRISPUS; FUCUS EVANESCENS;

COMPETITION; INTERFERENCE; MACROALGAE; RECRUITMENT; ROCKY SHORES;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0030302712     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145297     Document Type: Article

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