Do changes in seaweed biodiversity influence associated invertebrate epifauna?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 344, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-214

  Bates, Colin R ^a,b   DeWreede, Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composition; Facilitation; Functional groups; Morphology; Seaweeds; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIFAUNA; FACILITATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; MORPHOLOGY; NURSE PLANT; SEAWEED; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33947379184     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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