Effects of local deforestation on the diversity and structure of southern California giant kelp forest food webs

Ecosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 341-357

  Graham, Michael H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Food web; Foundation species; Giant kelp; Habitat association; Kelp forests; Macrocystis pyrifera; Sea urchin barrens

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFORESTATION; FOOD WEB; KELP FOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ECHINOIDEA; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EID: 3042822473     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0245-6     Document Type: Review

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