Implications of warming temperatures for population outbreaks of a nonindigenous species (Membranipora membranacea, Bryozoa) in rocky subtidal ecosystems

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1627-1642

  Saunders, Megan I ^a,c   Metaxas, Anna ^a   Filgueiraa, Ramón ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BRYOZOAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONY STRUCTURE; KELP FOREST; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION OUTBREAK; ROCKY SHORE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

BRYOZOA; LAMINARIALES; MEMBRANIPORA MEMBRANACEA;

EID: 77955647645     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.4.1627     Document Type: Article

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