Local-scale nutrient regeneration facilitates seaweed growth on wave-exposed rocky shores in an upwelling system

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 309-317

  Aquilino, Kristin M ^a,b   Bracken, Matthew E S ^b,c   Faubel, Melinda N ^b   Stachowicz, John J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMMONIUM; BIVALVE; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; ROCKY SHORE; SEAWEED; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY;

MYTILUS; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS; PORPHYRA; PORPHYRA PERFORATA;

EID: 61649104342     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.1.0309     Document Type: Article

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