Effects of periodic disturbances from trampling on rocky intertidal algal beds

Ecological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-161

  Keough, Michael J ^a   Quinn, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance, pulse and press; Hormosira; Human impact; Intertidal algae; Press disturbance; Pulse disturbance; Rocky shores, management of; Trampling

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; BROWN ALGAE; CORALLINE ALGAE; DISTURBANCE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ROCKY SHORE; TRAMPLING;

(SOUTHEAST); AUSTRALIA;

HORMOSIRA BANKSSI; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0031881960     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2641317     Document Type: Article

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