Physical disturbances and their direct effect on an indirect effect: Responses of an intertidal assemblage to a severe storm

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 125-140

  Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal canopy; Barnacles; Intertidal assemblage; Storm; Whelks

Indexed keywords

ALGA; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION; STORM;

ALGA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BARNACLE; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; WEATHER;

CHAMAESIPHO; HORMOSIRA BANKSII;

EID: 0032905775     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00105-1     Document Type: Article

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