Unexpected patterns of facilitatory grazing revealed by quantitative imaging

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 358, Issue , 2008, Pages 85-94

  Underwood, A J ^a   Murphy, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Competition; Facilitation; Micro algae; Reflectance; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRAZING; GRAZING PRESSURE; IMAGING METHOD; MICROALGA; REMOTE SENSING; SNAIL;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CELLANA TRAMOSERICA; GASTROPODA; NERITA ATRAMENTOSA;

EID: 44249118576     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07302     Document Type: Article

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