Nutrients, temperature, and salinity as primary factors influencing the temporal dynamics of macroalgal abundance and assemblage structure on a reef of Du-Lang Bay in Taitung in southeastern Taiwan

Botanical Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-433

  Chung, I Chi ^a   Hwang, Ray Lien ^a   Lin, Sin Haw ^a   Wu, Tzure Meng ^a   Wu, Jing Ying ^a   Su, Shih Wei ^a   Chen, Chung Sin ^b   Lee, Tse Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assemblage; Macroalgae; Nutrient; Salinity; Temperature; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CORONOPIFOLIA; HALICLONA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 36849092348     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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