Effects of multiple disturbances in seagrass meadows: Shading decreases resilience to grazing

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1317-1327

  Eklf, Johan S ^a   McMahon, Kathryn ^b   Lavery, Paul S ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black swan; Carbohydrates; Cygnus atratus; Halophila ovalis; Recovery; Western Australia.

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIELD SURVEY; GRAZING; HABITAT LOSS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RECOVERY; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SHADING; WATERFOWL;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; CYGNUS; CYGNUS ATRATUS; HALOPHILA OVALIS;

EID: 73249144121     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09008     Document Type: Article

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