Effects of habitat-modifying invasive macroalgae on epiphytic algal communities

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 400, Issue , 2010, Pages 87-100

  Jones, Emily ^a,b   Thornber, Carol S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Codium fragile; Epiphyte; Grateloupia turuturu; Habitat modification; Invasive macroalgae; Lacuna vincta

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EPIPHYTE; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROALGA; SESSILE SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CERAMIUM VIRGATUM; CHONDRUS; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; CODIUM FRAGILE; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; GASTROPODA; GRATELOUPIA TURUTURU; LACUNA VINCTA; NEOSIPHONIA HARVEYI;

EID: 77749309809     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08391     Document Type: Article

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