Distinguishing direct from indirect effects of grazers in intertidal estuarine assemblages

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-218

  Anderson, Marti J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Gastropods; Herbivory; Indirect interactions; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; ECOLOGY; GASTROPOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OYSTER;

AUSTROCOCHLEA PORCATA; BALANUS AMPHITRITE; BALANUS VARIEGATUS; BEMBICIUM AURATUM; SACCOSTREA COMMERCIALIS;

EID: 0033611781     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00159-2     Document Type: Article

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