Effects of native and invasive macroalgal canopies on composition and abundance of mobile benthic macrofauna and turf-forming algae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-130

  Schmidt, Allison L ^a   Scheibling, Robert E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autogenic ecosystem engineer; Benthic macrofauna; Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides; Laminaria digitata; Laminaria longicruris; Macroalgal canopy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANOPY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROALGA; MACROBENTHOS; NATIVE SPECIES; SEAWEED;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALGAE; CODIUM; CODIUM FRAGILE; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA DIGITATA; LAMINARIA LONGICRURIS; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 33845964993     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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