Grazing and geographic range of the Baltic seaweed Fucus radicans (Phaeophyceae)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-330

  Forslund, Helena ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^a   Kautsky, Lena ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

distribution; growth rate; Idotea balthica; phlorotannin; The Baltic Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; LIMITING FACTOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAWEED;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BOTHNIAN SEA; GULF OF BOTHNIA; SWEDEN;

FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; GAMMARUS; IDOTEA BALTICA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84858773634     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2011.637565     Document Type: Article

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