Effects of sedimentation on subtidal macroalgal assemblages: An experimental study from a mediterranean rocky shore

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-288

  Airoldi, Laura ^a   Cinelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diversity; Macroalgae; Recruitment; Rocky shore; Sedimentation; Subtidal; Turf

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROALGAE; ROCKY SHORE; ROCKY SHORES; SEDIMENTATION; SUBTIDAL ASSEMBLAGES;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; ROCK; SEA; SEDIMENT;

ITALY, TUSCANY, LIVORNO;

POLYSIPHONIA SETACEA;

EID: 0030921434     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02770-0     Document Type: Article

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