Factors determining the upper limit of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Agardh, along the Monterey Peninsula, central California, USA

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-149

  Graham, Michael H ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal turf; Disturbance; Giant kelp; Interspecific competition; Macrocystis pyrifera; Recruitment; Upper limit; Waves

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN;

ALGAE; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EID: 0030813605     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00072-5     Document Type: Article

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