Patterns and variations in natural succession following massive ice- scour of a rocky intertidal seashore

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 121-147

  McCook, L J ^a,b   Chapman, A R O ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fucus; Ice scour; Large scale; Mussel; Nova Scotia; Rocky intertidal succession

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PREDATION; SEASHORE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION; ICE SCOURING; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ROCKY SHORE; ROCKY SHORES; SUCCESSION;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, HALIFAX;

BIVALVIA; CIRRIPEDIA; FUCUS; GASTROPODA; LITTORINIDAE;

EID: 0030619645     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02751-7     Document Type: Article

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