Community development on subtidal temperate reefs: The influences of wave energy and the stochastic recruitment of a dominant kelp

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1757-1766

  Smale, Dan A ^a   Wernberg, Thomas ^a   Vance, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOAN; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORALLINE ALGA; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; KELP FOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REEF; SEAWEED; SUBSTRATE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; WAVE ENERGY;

AUSTRALIA; MARMION LAGOON; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; LAMINARIALES; SPIRORBIDAE;

EID: 79960591456     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1689-4     Document Type: Article

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