Hurricane-mediated defoliation of kelp beds and pulsed delivery of kelp detritus to offshore sedimentary habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 455, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-64

  Filbee Dexter, Karen ^a   Scheibling, Robert E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Hurricane impacts; Kelp beds; Macroalgal detritus; Sea urchin grazing

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONNECTIVITY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD LIMITATION; FOREST CANOPY; HURRICANE EVENT; KELP FOREST; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NATURAL DISASTER; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PHYTODETRITUS; SHALLOW WATER; STORM SURGE;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALGAE; ECHINOIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 84861852210     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09667     Document Type: Article

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