Effects of consumers and enrichment on abundance and diversity of benthic algae in a rocky intertidal community

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 369, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-164

  Guerry, Anne D ^a   Menge, Bruce A ^a   Dunmore, Robyn A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Grazing; Limpet; New Zealand; Species richness; Top down

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BENTHOS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA;

EID: 58749099745     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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