The effects of light and thallus scour from Ecklonia radiata canopy on an associated foliose algal assemblage: The importance of photoacclimation

Marine Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1019-1027

  Toohey, Benjamin ^a   Kendrick, Gary A ^a   Wernberg, Thomas ^a   Phillips, Julia C ^b   Malkin, Sairah ^a   Prince, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CANOPY; CORAL REEF; KELP FOREST; LIGHT EFFECT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MARMION LAGOON; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; CHAUVINIELLA CORIIFOLIA; ECKLONIA; PTEROCLADIA; PTEROCLADIA LUCIDA; RHODYMENIA;

EID: 2542502747     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1267-5     Document Type: Article

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