Mechanisms regulating amphipod population density within macroalgal communities with low predator impact;Mecanismos que regulan la densidad de poblaciones de anfípodos en comunidades de macroalgas con bajo impacto de depredación

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL 1, 2004, Pages 189-198

  Christie, Hartvig ^a   Kraufvelin, Patrik ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Gammarus locusta; Grazers; Macroalgae; Mesocosm; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; EMIGRATION; GRAZING; MACROALGA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION REGULATION; REPRODUCTION;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS LOCUSTA; GAMMARUS SP.; HALOPHILA; ISOPODA; LACTUCA; LOCUSTA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 3242687718     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68s1189     Document Type: Article

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