Intertidal surfgrass as an allochthonous resource trap from the subtidal habitat

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 314, Issue , 2006, Pages 89-96

  Hori, Masakazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Algal drift; Allochthonous input; Carrion crow; Ecosystem function; Gastropod; Sea urchin; Seagrass; Surfgrass

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECHINODERM; GASTROPOD; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEAGRASS; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALGAE; CORVIDAE; ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; PHYLLOSPADIX;

EID: 33745610869     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps314089     Document Type: Article

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