Density-dependent regulation in an invasive seaweed: Responses at plant and modular levels

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 820-829

  Arenas, Francisco ^a,c   Viejo, Rosa M ^a,b   Fernández, Consolación ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Growth form; Intraspecific competition; Sargassum muticum; Size hierarchies

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH FORM; SEAWEED; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM MUTICUM;

EID: 0036792916     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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