The role of alternate life-history stages of a marine macroalga: A seed bank analogue?

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2404-2415

  Edwards, Matthew S ^a,b  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual alga; Carmel Bay, California (USA); Desmarestia; Dormancy; Gametophyte; Life history stages, alternative; Marine macroalga; Microscopic stages; Overwinter; Recruitment; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAMETOPHYTE; LIFE HISTORY; MACROALGA; OVERWINTERING;

ALGAE; DESMARESTIA; DESMARESTIA LIGULATA; HALOPHILA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033850214     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2404:TROALH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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