Past and present grazing boosts the photo-autotrophic biomass of biofilms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 401, Issue , 2010, Pages 101-111

  Skov, M W ^a,e   Volkelt Igoe, M ^a   Hawkins, S J ^b,e   Jesus, B ^c   Thompson, R C ^d   Doncaster, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detritus; Epilithic biofilm; Grazing; Littorina; Micro algae; Refuge; Rocky shore; Standing stock

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; DETRITUS; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; LICHEN; MICROALGA; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHYTOMASS; REFUGE; ROCKY SHORE; SNAIL;

ALGAE; COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA; MELARHAPHE NERITOIDES;

EID: 77649277202     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08481     Document Type: Article

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