Interactive effects of depth and marine protection on predation and herbivory patterns

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 450, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-65

  Vergés, Adriana ^a,b   Tomas, Fiona ^c   Ballesteros, Enric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Cystoseira spp; Fish herbivory; Macroalgae; Marine reserves; Mediterranean Sea; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISHING; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORY; INVERTEBRATE; JUVENILE; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PARK; PREDATION; PROTECTED AREA; SHALLOW WATER; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WATER DEPTH;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ALGAE; CYSTOSEIRA; ECHINOIDEA; PISCES;

EID: 84859233805     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09599     Document Type: Article

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