Rapid changes in the epifaunal community after detachment of buoyant benthic macroalgae

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-328

  Gutow, L ^a   Gimenemz L ^b   Boos, K ^a   Saborowski, R ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active migration; Passive dispersal; Phytal invetebrates; Rafting

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BUOYANCY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSAL; EPIFAUNA; MICROALGA; MIGRATION; PREDATION RISK;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LITTORINA OBTUSATA;

EID: 68049096384     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408002658     Document Type: Article

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