Large-scale shift from sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) to ephemeral algae along the south and west coast of Norway

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-321

  Moy, Frithjof E ^a   Christie, Hartvig ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; community change; eutrophication; macroalgae; turf algae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EUTROPHICATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; KELP FOREST; SEAFLOOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYNERGISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; NORWAY; SKAGERRAK;

ALGAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; SACCHARINA LATISSIMA;

EID: 84858760571     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2011.637561     Document Type: Article

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