Functional diversity of mesograzers in an eelgrass-epiphyte system

Marine Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 475-482

  Jaschinski, S ^a   Sommer, U ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EPIPHYTE; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; MESOCOSM; PHYTOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS OCEANICUS; GASTROPODA; IDOTEA; IDOTEA BALTICA; INVERTEBRATA; LITTORINA; LITTORINA LITTOREA; RISSOA; RISSOA MEMBRANACEA;

EID: 42449156248     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-0942-y     Document Type: Article

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