Transport and persistence of drifting macroalgae (Rhodophyta) are strongly influenced by flow velocity and substratum complexity in tropical seagrass habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 343, Issue , 2007, Pages 115-122

  Biber, Patrick D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation; Drift algae; Landscape; Rhodophyta; Seagrass; Transport

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CURRENT; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; FLOW VELOCITY; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROALGA; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PERSISTENCE; RED ALGA; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTRATE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; HALODULE WRIGHTII; RHODOPHYTA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 34548438385     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps06893     Document Type: Article

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