Synergistic effects of climate change and local stressors: CO2 and nutrient-driven change in subtidal rocky habitats

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2153-2162

  Russell, Bayden D ^a   Thompson, Jo Anne I ^a   Falkenberg, Laura J ^a   Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Climate change; CO2; Coralline algae; Habitat resilience; Turf forming algae

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORALLINE ALGA; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GLOBAL CHANGE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 68549140258     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01886.x     Document Type: Article

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