Biomass, diversity and production of rocky shore macroalgae at two nutrient enrichment and wave action levels

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-47

  Kraufvelin, Patrik ^a,b   Lindholm, Ann ^b   Pedersen, Morten Foldager ^c   Kirkerud, Lars Andreas ^d   Bonsdorff, Erik ^b  

^a NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROCKY SHORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WAVE ACTION;

ALGAE; ASCOPHYLLUM; CHLOROPHYTA; FUCUS; LAMINARIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 72749085052     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1293-z     Document Type: Article

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