Continuing trophic cascade effects after 25 years of no-take marine reserve protection

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 246, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-16

  Shears, Nick T ^a   Babcock, Russell C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic community structure; Macro invertebrate herbivores; Macroalgae; Marine protected areas; Northeastern New Zealand; Sea urchins; Temporal change

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PREDATION; PROTECTED AREA; TROPHIC CASCADE;

LEIGH MARINE RESERVE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ALGAE; CARPOPHYLLUM; CARPOPHYLLUM MASCHALOCARPUM; CELLANA; CELLANA STELLIFERA; COOKIA; COOKIA SULCATA; ECHINOIDEA; ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; EVECHINUS CHLOROTICUS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PATELLIDAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; TURBINIDAE;

EID: 0037448693     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps246001     Document Type: Article

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