Seasonal inhibitory effects of marine plants on sea urchins: Structuring communities the algal way

Oecologia

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 208-217

  Konar, Brenda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal abrasion; Plant herbivore interactions; Urchin mobility

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALASKA; SHEMYA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

STRONGYLOCENTROTUS POLYACANTHUS;

EID: 0033744923     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000440     Document Type: Article

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