Top-down and bottom-up community regulation in marine rocky intertidal habitats

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 250, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 257-289

  Menge, Bruce A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Community dynamics; Oceanography; Rocky intertidal; Top down

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ROCKY SHORE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ALGA; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; REVIEW; SEASHORE;

ALGAE;

EID: 0034734087     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00200-8     Document Type: Article

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