Spatial and temporal variability of deep-water algal assemblages in the Northwestern Mediterranean: The effects of an exceptional storm

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-58

  Navarro, Laura ^a,b   Ballesteros, Enric ^a   Linares, Cristina ^b   Hereu, Bernat ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catastrophic event; Cystoseira; Deep water algae; Mediterranean; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DEEP WATER; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MARINE PARK; MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CATALONIA; GERONA [CATALONIA]; MEDES ISLANDS; MEDES ISLANDS MARINE RESERVE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

ALGAE; CYSTOSEIRA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 82855175173     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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