Macroalgal canopies: Distribution and diversity of associated invertebrates and effects on the recruitment and growth of mussels

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 271, Issue , 2004, Pages 121-132

  Bégin, Chantale ^a   Johnson, Ladd E ^a   Himmelman, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Ecosystem engineering; Kelp bed; Mytilus edulis; Positive interactions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CANOPY; GROWTH; INVERTEBRATE; MACROALGA; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

AGARUM; AGARUM CRIBROSUM; ALARIA ESCULENTA; ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CHRISTIA; DESMARESTIA; DESMARESTIA VIRIDIS; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; PTILOTA; PTILOTA SERRATA;

EID: 17744415552     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps271121     Document Type: Article

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