Population consequences of biomass loss due to commercial collection of the wild seaweed Postelsia palmaeformis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 413, Issue , 2010, Pages 17-31

  Thompson, Sarah Ann ^a,b   Knoll, Heather ^a   Blanchette, Carol A ^c   Nielsen, Karina J ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FARALLON INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial collection; Conservation; Kelp; Management; Postelsia palmaeformis; Sea palm

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; KELP FOREST; PHYTOMASS; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGROWTH; ROCKY SHORE; SEAWEED; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WILD POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSTELSIA; POSTELSIA PALMAEFORMIS;

EID: 77957377262     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08705     Document Type: Article

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