Herbivory effects on the morphology of the brown alga Padina boergesenii (Phaeophyta)

Phycologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-136

  Diaz Pulido, Guillermo ^a,e   Villamil, Luisa ^b,c   Almanza, Viviana ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Herbivory; Macroalgae; Morphological plasticity; Padina boergesenii; Seasonally; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PADINA; PADINA BOERGESENII; PADINA JAMAICENSIS; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33947214883     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/05-60.1     Document Type: Article

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