Macrograzers strongly influence patterns of epiphytic assemblages in seagrass meadows

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 350, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 130-143

  Prado, Patricia ^a   Alcoverro, Teresa ^a   Martínez Crego, Begoña ^a   Vergés, Adriana ^a   Pérez, Marta ^b   Romero, Javier ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epiphytic assemblages; Large scale; Macrograzers; Nutrients; Posidonia oceanica; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; GRAZING PRESSURE; MEADOW; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGAE; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 34548231047     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.05.033     Document Type: Article

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