The effects of nutrient availability on tolerance to herbivory in a brown seaweed

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1540-1550

  Hay, Kyra B ^a   Poore, Alistair G B ^b   Lovelock, Catherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Herbivory; Limiting resource model; Macroalgae; Phlorotannins; Plant herbivore interactions; Resistance; Sargassum; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; DAMAGE; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBIVORY; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEAWEED; TANNIN; TOLERANCE;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 80053641623     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01874.x     Document Type: Article

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