Current patterns of macroalgal diversity and biomass in northern hemisphere rocky shores

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Konar, Brenda ^a   Iken, Katrin ^a   Cruz Motta, Juan José ^b   Benedetti Cecchi, Lisandro ^c   Knowlton, Ann ^a   Pohle, Gerhard ^d   Miloslavich, Patricia ^c   Edwards, Matt ^e   Trott, Thomas ^f   Kimani, Edward ^g   Riosmena Rodriguez, Rafael ^h   Wong, Melisa ⁱ   Jenkins, Stuart ^j   Silva, Angelica ⁱ   Pinto, Isabel Sousa ^k   Shirayama, Yoshihisa ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d Huntsman Marine Science Centre   (Canada)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^h UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

ⁱ BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^j BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^l KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHY; LATITUDE; MACROALGA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASHORE; CLASSIFICATION; SEAWEED;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; SEAWEED;

EID: 78049317272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013195     Document Type: Article

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