Contribution of temporal and spatial components to morphological variation in the kelp ecklonia (laminariales)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-161

  Wernberg, Thomas ^a,b   Vanderklift, Mathew A ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Ecklonia radiata; Kelp; Morphology; Temporal and spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 75149134435     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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