Grazing and UV radiation effects on an Antarctic intertidal microalgal assemblage: A long-term field study

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1203-1212

  Zacher, Katharina ^a   Hanelt, Dieter ^b   Wiencke, Christian ^a   Wulff, Angela ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Diversity; Grazing; Hard bottom community; Microalgae; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DOMINANCE; GRAZING; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MICROALGA; SUCCESSION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCONEIS; NAVICULA;

EID: 34250355699     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0278-y     Document Type: Article

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