Seagrass genotypic diversity increases disturbance response via complementarity and dominance

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 445-453

  Randall Hughes, A ^a   Stachowicz, John J ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic plant ecology; Biodiversity; Community genetics; Compensation; Disturbance stability; Ecosystem function; Eelgrass; Genotypic diversity; Primary production; Resilience; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYTOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 79951566788     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01767.x     Document Type: Article

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