The interactive effects of adult canopy, germling density and grazing on germling survival of the rockweed Ascophyllum nodosum

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 187, Issue , 1999, Pages 113-120

  Viejo, Rosa M ^a,b   Åberg, Per ^a   Cervin, Gunnar ^a   Lindegarth, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adult canopy; Ascophyllum nodosum; Germling survival; Grazing; Intraspecific density; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; GRAZING PRESSURE; MACROALGA; ROCKY SHORE; SEAWEED; SURVIVAL;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; GASTROPODA; LITTORINIDAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PILEA MICROPHYLLA;

EID: 0033554574     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps187113     Document Type: Article

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