Modulation of wave forces on kelp canopies by alongshore currents

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 860-871

  Gaylord, Brian ^a   Denny, Mark W ^b   Koehl, Mimi A R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; KELP FOREST; WAVE DAMPING; WAVE FORCE;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA;

EID: 0037348189     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.2.0860     Document Type: Article

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