Kelp forest ecosystems: Biodiversity, stability, resilience and future

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 436-459

  Steneck, Robert S ^a   Graham, Michael H ^b   Bourque, Bruce J ^c   Corbett, Debbie ^d   Erlandson, Jon M ^e   Estes, James A ^f   Tegner, Mia J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apex predators; Biodiversity; Herbivore; Human interactions; Kelp forests; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING;

COLDWATER COASTLINES;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; KELP FOREST; OVERFISHING; PREDATOR; TROPHIC CASCADE;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRAB; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; FISHING; FOREST; FUCUS; GLOBAL CHANGE; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; SEASHORE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; HARVESTING;

ALGAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDEA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; FUCUS; GADUS MORHUA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036952728     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892902000322     Document Type: Review

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