Composition, distribution, and abundance of deep-water (>30 m) macroalgae in central California

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 273-284

  Spalding, Heather ^a,b   Foster, Michael S ^a   Heine, John N ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

surface irradiance; Central California; Deep water algae; Desmarestia; Diffuse attenuation coefficient; Eisenia; Maripelta; Palmophyllum; Pleurophycus; ROV; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEEP WATER; MACROALGA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHLOROPHYTA; DESMARESTIA; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; MARIPELTA; PALMOPHYLLUM; PALMOPHYLLUM UMBRACOLA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PLEUROPHYCUS; PLEUROPHYCUS GARDNERI; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0037388763     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02010.x     Document Type: Article

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