Latitudinal and environmental patterns in abundance and composition of epilithic microphytobenthos

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 417, Issue , 2010, Pages 27-38

  Jackson, A C ^a,d   Underwood, A J ^a   Murphy, R J ^b   Skilleter, G A ^c  

^a Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Environmental Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Cyanobacteria; Diatoms; Geographic distribution; Grazing; Micro algae; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; EPILITHON; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRAZING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LATITUDE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROALGA; PHYTOBENTHOS; RECOLONIZATION; SEASONALITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 78149435874     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08722     Document Type: Article

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