Do littorinids affect the survival of Ascophyllum nodosum germlings?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-47

  Cervin, Gunnar ^a   Åberg, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ascophyllum nodosum; Germling survival; Grazer exclusion; Littorina spp; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SNAIL; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM;

EID: 0030731498     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00066-X     Document Type: Article

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