Do native grazers from Patagonia, Argentina, consume the invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida?;¿Pueden los pastoreadores nativos de Patagonia, Argentina, consumir al alga invasora Undaria pinnatifida?

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Nueva Serie

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-14

  Teso, S Valeria ^a   Bigatti, Gregorio ^b   Casas, Graciela N ^b   Piriz, M Luz ^b   Penchaszadeh, Pablo E ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arbacia dufresnii; Feeding behavior; Grazing; Invasive species; Pseudechinus magellanicus; Tegula patagonica

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARBACIA; ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LAMINARIALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PSEUDECHINUS MAGELLANICUS; TEGULA PATAGONICA; UNDARIA; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 79551618422     PISSN: 15145158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22179/REVMACN.11.265     Document Type: Article

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