Environmental and grazing influence on spatial variability of intertidal biofilm on subtropical rocky shores

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 424, Issue , 2011, Pages 15-23

  Christofoletti, Ronaldo A ^a   Almeida, Thiago V V ^b   Ciotti, Áurea M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Grazing; Ligia exotica; Periphyton; Spatial patterns; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; GRAZING PRESSURE; ISOPOD; MICROALGA; PERIPHYTON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

LIGIA EXOTICA; PATELLIDAE; TEXADINA;

EID: 78651337512     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08981     Document Type: Article

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