Disturbance initiates diversity in recruitment of canopy-forming algae: Interactive effects of canopy-thinning and substratum availability

Phycologia

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 632-639

  Goodsell, Paris J ^a,b   Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ECKLONIA RADIATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 27844586269     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/0031-8884(2005)44[632:DIDIRO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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