Interactions between an invasive and a native bryozoan (Membranipora membranacea and Electra pilosa) species on kelp and Fucus substrates in Nova Scotia, Canada

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2299-2311

  Yorke, Alana F ^a   Metaxas, Anna ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BROWN ALGA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; MOSS; NATIVE SPECIES; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESEARCH WORK; SUBSTRATE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; ELECTRA PILOSA; FUCUS; LAMINARIALES; MEMBRANIPORA MEMBRANACEA;

EID: 80052956628     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1734-3     Document Type: Article

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