Green sea urchins structure invertebrate and macroalgal communities in the Magellan Strait, southern Chile

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-144

  Newcombe, Emma M ^a,b,d   Cárdenas, César A ^b,c   Geange, Shane W ^c  

^a Depto Cie Inst Antartico Chileno   (Chile)

^b Centre for Quaternary Research Punta Arenas   (Chile)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arbacia dufresnii; Foliose coralline algae; Macroalgae; Magellan region; Southern South America; Subantarctic rocky reef

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARBACIA; BIVALVIA; BRYOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; HIATELLA SOLIDA; INVERTEBRATA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; POLYPLACOPHORA;

EID: 84861357882     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00410     Document Type: Article

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