Physical disturbance and subtidal habitat structure on open rocky coasts: Effects of wave exposure, extent and intensity

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-248

  Wernberg, Thomas ^a,b   Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance regime; Habitat heterogeneity; Kelp forest ecology; Subtidal canopy algae; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ALGA; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; KELP FOREST; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; ROCKY SHORE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; WAVE;

ALGAE; FUCALES; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 46249086530     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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