Temporal variation and succession in an algal-dominated high intertidal assemblage

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 289, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-39

  Foster, Michael S ^a   Nigg, Eric W ^b,d   Kiguchi, Laurie M ^b,d   Hardin, Dane D ^b,e   Pearse, John S ^c  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Kinnetic Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental Quality ^*  (United States)

^e Applied Marine Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological generalization; Endocladia muricata; Grazing; Mastocarpus papillatus; Recovery rate; Rocky intertidal; Seasonality; Succession

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; SUCCESSION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BALANUS GLANDULA; ENDOCLADIA MURICATA; FUCUS GARDNERI; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA PLENA; LITTORINA SCUTULATA; MASTOCARPUS PAPILLATUS; PATELLIDAE; TEGULA FUNEBRALIS; THORACICA;

EID: 0037461221     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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