Zonation patterns and interspecific relationships of fucoids in microtidal environments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 412, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-80

  Mangialajo, Luisa ^a,b   Chiantore, Mariachiara ^b   Susini, Marie Lucie ^a   Meinesz, Alexandre ^a   Cattaneo Vietti, Riccardo ^b   Thibaut, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross transplantation; Cystoseira; Environmental gradient; Fucoids; Mediterranean Sea; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRY; BROWN ALGA; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RECOLONIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEAWATER; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL; WAVE FIELD; ZONATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CYSTOSEIRA; CYSTOSEIRA AMENTACEA; CYSTOSEIRA COMPRESSA;

EID: 84155172365     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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