Experimental evidence that herbivory increases shoot density and productivity in a subtropical turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-200

  Valentine, John F ^a,b   Heck, Kenneth L ^a,b   Busby Jr , Jill ^c   Webb, David ^a,b  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Sea urchins; Turtlegrass

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HERBIVORY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA URCHIN; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEAGRASS MEADOWS; SHOOT DENSITY; TURTLEGRASS;

GULF OF MEXICO;

HYDROCHARITACEAE; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 0030884170     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050300     Document Type: Article

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