The effect of thallus size, life stage, aggregation, wave exposure and substratum conditions on the forces required to break or dislodge the small kelp Ecklonia radiata

Botanica Marina

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 454-460

  Thomsen, Mads S ^a   Wernberg, Thomas ^b,c   Kendrick, Gary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Break force; Break place; Canopy removal; Dislodgment; Disturbance; Ecklonia; Pruning

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BROWN ALGA; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISTURBANCE; SUBSTRATE; WAVE ACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ECKLONIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 11244255466     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2004.068     Document Type: Article

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