Gradients of disturbance to an algal canopy and the modification of an intertidal community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 339, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-11

  Schiel, David R ^a   Lilley, Stacie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Canopy; Disturbance; Gradient; Habitat forming algae; Hormosira banksii; Positive interaction; Species removal; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION DECLINE; REEF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; HORMOSIRA BANKSII; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34347375056     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps339001     Document Type: Review

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