Species distribution and habitat exploitation of fauna associated with kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) along the Norwegian coast

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 687-699

  Christie, Hartvig ^a   Jørgensen, Nina Mari ^b   Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus ^b   Waage Nielsen, Elisabeth ^b  

^a Institute for Nature Research   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; FAUNA; HABITAT USE; KELP FOREST; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

NORWAY; NORWEGIAN SEA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; LAMINARIA HYPERBOREA;

EID: 0043265000     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007653h     Document Type: Article

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