Combined effects of nutrient enrichment, sedimentation and grazer loss on rock pool assemblages

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 388, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Atalah, Javier ^a,b   Crowe, Tasman P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Ecological Consultancy Services Limited EcoServe   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Disturbance; Hard bottom communities; Macroalgae; Multiple stressors; Synergies; Top down

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ROCK POOL; SEDIMENTATION; SYNERGISM; TROPHIC CONTROL;

ALGAE;

EID: 77953324189     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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