Herbivory and community organization on a subtidal cobble bed

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 382, Issue , 2009, Pages 113-128

  Scheibling, Robert E ^a   Kelly, Noreen E ^a,b   Raymond, Bruce G ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c Departments of Environment Energy and Forestry   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal community structure; Biological disturbance; Encrusting coralline algae; Molluscan mesograzers; Rocky subtidal zone; Sea urchins; Spatial complexity; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BROWN ALGA; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; DISTURBANCE; ECHINODERM; ENCRUSTATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MACROALGA; MASS MORTALITY; MICROHABITAT; MOLLUSC; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALGAE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHONDRUS; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; ECHINOIDEA; FUCUS; FUCUS EVANESCENS; GASTROPODA; ISCHNOCHITON RUBER; LITHOTHAMNION; LITTORINA LITTOREA; PATELLIDAE; PHYMATOLITHON; POLYPLACOPHORA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS; TECTURA;

EID: 66649098743     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07965     Document Type: Article

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