The response of encrusting coralline algae to canopy loss: An independent test of predictions on an Antarctic coast

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1075-1083

  Irving, Andrew D ^a   Connell, Sean D ^a   Johnston, Emma L ^b   Pile, Adele J ^c   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COASTAL WATER; CORALLINE ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RED ALGA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

ALGAE; HIMANTOTHALLUS GRANDIFOLIUS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 26444541246     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0007-4     Document Type: Article

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