Grazing by Diadema antillarum (Philippi) upon algal communities on rocky substrates

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-311

  Alves, Filipe M A ^a   Chícharo, Luís M ^a   Serrao, Ester ^a   Abreu, António D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Estacao de Biologia Marinha do Funchal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diadema antillarum; Grazing; Macroalgae; Madeira Island; Rocky substrate; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECHINODERM; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; GRAZING; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN; MADEIRA; MADEIRA ISLAND; PORTUGAL;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0242541969     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3307     Document Type: Article

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