Population dynamics of giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera along a wave exposure gradient

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 148, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 269-279

  Graham, Michael H ^a,b,d   Harrold, Chris ^a   Lisin, Susan ^a   Light, Karen ^a   Watanabe, James M ^c   Foster, Michael S ^b  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Giant kelp; Macrocystis pyrifera; Recovery; Recruitment; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EXPOSED HABITATS; GIANT KELP; MACROALGAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SPOROPHYTE; WAVE ACTION; WAVE EXPOSURE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, MONTEREY PENINSULA;

EID: 0030617747     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps148269     Document Type: Article

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