Invertebrate-mediated nutrient loading increases growth of an intertidal macroalga

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1032-1041

  Bracken, Matthew E S ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Excretion; Facilitation; Macroalgae; Mytilus; Nutrients; Odonthalia; Oregon; Rocky intertidal; Uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL WATER; FACILITATION; INVERTEBRATE; MACROALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RED ALGA;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); WORLD;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS; ODONTHALIA; ODONTHALIA FLOCCOSA;

EID: 11144291013     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.03106.x     Document Type: Article

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