Predation intensity is negatively related to plant species richness in a benthic marine community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 400, Issue , 2010, Pages 277-282

  Moran, Emma R ^a   Reynolds, Pamela L ^a   Ladwig, Laura M ^b   O'Connor, Mary I ^a   Long, Zachary T ^b,c   Bruno, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Macroalgae; Predation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; CARNIVORE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MACROALGA; MESOCOSM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 77749313145     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08406     Document Type: Article

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