The effects of temperature on producers, consumers, and plant-herbivore interactions in an intertidal community

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 348, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 162-173

  Morelissen, Bionda ^a   Harley, Christopher D G ^b,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Lottia (Collisella) scabra; Macroalgae; Microalgae; Thermal stress; Top down vs. bottom up effects

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROALGA; MICROALGA; MORTALITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BODEGA HARBOR; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC GROVE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; LOTTIA SCABRA;

EID: 34250859441     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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