Spatial variability in the epiphytic algal assemblages of Zostera marina seagrass beds

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 249, Issue , 2003, Pages 107-115

  Saunders, James E ^a   Attrill, Martin J ^a   Shaw, Stuart M ^a   Rowden, Ashley A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algae; Algal community; Assemblage composition; Edge effects; Epiphytes; Functional groups

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EDGE EFFECT; EPIPHYTE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ENGLAND (DEVON); PLYMOUTH SOUND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; EUKARYOTA; GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0037430047     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps249107     Document Type: Article

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