Temporal and spatial variation in the early recruitment of fucoid algae: The role of microhabitats and temporal scales

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 368, Issue , 2008, Pages 93-102

  Lamote, Morgane ^a,b   Johnson, Ladd E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Intertidal zone; Population dynamics; Rocky shores; Seaweed; Wind

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BROWN ALGA; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); ROCKY SHORE; SEAWEED; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALGAE; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; FUCUS; FUCUS DISTICHUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 54549092861     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07592     Document Type: Article

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