Effect of temperature and grazing on growth and reproduction of floating Macrocystis spp. (phaeophyceae) along a latitudinal gradient

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 547-559

  Rothäusler, Eva ^a,b   Gómez, Iván ^c   Hinojosa, Iván A ^a   Karsten, Ulf ^b   Tala, Fadia ^a   Thiel, Martin ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Detachment; Floating; Grazing; Growth; Macroalgae; Macrocystis; Rafting; Reproduction; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MACROCYSTIS; PERAMPHITHOE FEMORATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 66749107537     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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