Population structure of turbinid gastropods on wave-exposed subtidal reefs: Effects of density, body size and algae on grazing behaviour

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 362, Issue , 2008, Pages 169-179

  Wernberg, Thomas ^a,b   White, Melissa ^b   Vanderklift, Mathew A ^a,c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broad scale patterns; Grazing rates; Kelp beds; Offshore subtidal reefs; Population structure; Turbinid gastropods; Turbo torquatus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENSITY; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; KELP FOREST; MACROALGA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REEF; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ECKLONIA RADIATA; GASTROPODA; HENNEDYA CRISPA; HYPNEA VALENTIAE; TURBINIDAE; TURBO TORQUATUS; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 47949116192     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07416     Document Type: Article

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