Survival of juvenile Ecklonia radiata sporophytes after canopy loss

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 170-182

  Toohey, Benjamin D ^a   Kendrick, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gap recovery; Kelp; Recruitment; Relief; Topography

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; JUVENILE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RECRUITMENT; REEF; SEAWEED; SPOROPHYTE; SURVIVAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

ECKLONIA RADIATA; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 34547448773     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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