Strong effects of herbivorous amphipods on epiphyte biomass in a temperate seagrass meadow

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 442, Issue , 2011, Pages 263-269

  Cook, Kylie ^a   Vanderklift, Mathew A ^a   Poore, Alistair G B ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Epiphytes; Field exclusion; Herbivory; Mesograzer; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; FISH; HERBIVORY; INSECTICIDE; INVERTEBRATE; MEADOW; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 82955246335     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09446     Document Type: Article

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