Fine-scale effects of sedentary urchins on canopy and understory algae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 411, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-69

  Livore, Juan P ^a   Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal recovery; Drift feeding; Experiment; Herbivory; Subtidal; Temperate

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CANOPY; DATA SET; DRIFT FEEDING; ECHINODERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SCALE EFFECT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; UNDERSTORY;

ALGAE; ECHINOIDEA; HELIOCIDARIS ERYTHROGRAMMA;

EID: 82155195498     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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