Leaf partitioning of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica between two herbivores: Is Sarpa salpa herbivory underestimated because of Paracentrotus lividus grazing?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-27

  Pinna, Stefania ^a   Pais, Antonio ^b   Chessa, Lorenzo ^a   Sechi, Nicola ^a   Ceccherelli, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche   (Italy)

Author keywords

grazing; herbivory; Paracentrotus lividus; plant herbivore interaction; Posidonia oceanica; Sarpa salpa

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; LEAF AREA; PERCIFORM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SARPA SALPA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 67650738552     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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