Grazer diversity effects on ecosystem functioning in seagrass beds

Ecology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 637-645

  Duffy, J Emmett ^a   Richardson, J Paul ^a   Canuel, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Grazing; Marine; Seagrass; Secondary productivity

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRAZING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038080204     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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