Impacts and negative feedbacks in community recovery over eight years following removal of habitat-forming macroalgae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 407, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-115

  Schiel, David R ^a   Lilley, Stacie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cascading effects; Fucoid; Long term; New Zealand; Non trophic interactions; Species impact

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT LOSS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MACROALGA; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); ROCKY SHORE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 80051585552     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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