Macroalgal morphology mediates particle capture by the corallimorpharian Corynactis californica

Marine Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-280

  Morrow, Kathleen M ^a   Carpenter, Robert C ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BROWN ALGA; CYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING MECHANISM; FILTER FEEDER; GUILD STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KELP FOREST; MACROALGA; MORPHOLOGY; POLYP; POPULATION DENSITY; RED ALGA; UNDERSTORY;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CATALINA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SP.; CORALLIMORPHARIA; CORYNACTIS CALIFORNICA; DICTYOPTERIS; DICTYOPTERIS UNDULATA; EISENIA ARBOREA; GELIDIUM; GELIDIUM ROBUSTUM; LAMINARIA; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PLOCAMIUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 49749093766     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1023-y     Document Type: Article

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