Hydrodynamic consequences of flexural stiffness and buoyancy for seaweeds: A study using physical models

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2170-2181

  Stewart, Hannah Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Flexural stiffness; Hydrodynamic force; Relative velocity; Seaweed; Turbinaria ornate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; SEA; SEAWEED;

ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLIABILITY; SEAWEED;

ALGAE; TURBINARIA ORNATA;

EID: 33745592496     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02254     Document Type: Article

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