Regional scale differences in the determinism of grazing effects in the rocky intertidal

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 287, Issue , 2005, Pages 77-86

  Jenkins, S R ^a   Coleman, R A ^b   Della Santina, P ^c   Hawkins, S J ^a,c   Burrows, M T ^d   Hartnoll, R G ^e  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Large scale; Macroalgae; Rocky shore

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; GRAZING; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF MAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 15944364210     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps287077     Document Type: Article

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