Consequences of light reduction for anti-herbivore defense and bioactivity against mussels in four seaweed species from northern-central Chile

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 381, Issue , 2009, Pages 83-97

  Pansch, Christian ^a   Cerda, Osvaldo ^b   Lenz, Mark ^a   Wahl, Martin ^a   Thiel, Martin ^b,c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Fouling; Herbivores; Light limitation; Macroalgae; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIOENERGETICS; BIVALVE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FOULING; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SEAWEED; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; LESSONIA NIGRESCENS; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS INTEGRIFOLIA;

EID: 65649125953     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07943     Document Type: Article

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