Barriers to flow: The effects of experimental cage structures on water velocities in high-energy subtidal and intertidal environments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 344, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-228

  Miller, Luke P ^a   Gaylord, Brian ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Cage effects; Impact force; Velocity; Water flow; Waves

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BIOMONITORING; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH RATE; HIGH ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL; WATER FLOW; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 33947384129     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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