Seasonal dynamics and annual production of cystoseira crinita (Fucales: Ochrophyta)-dominated assemblages from the northwestern Mediterranean;Dinámica estacional y producción anual de las comunidades dominadas por cystoseira crinita (Fucales: Ochrophyta) del mediterráneo noroccidental

Scientia Marina

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 391-401

  Sales, Marta ^a   Ballesteros, Enric ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Annual production; Assemblage structure; Biomass; Cystoseira crinita; Seasonality; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); MINORCA; SPAIN;

ALGAE; CYSTOSEIRA; CYSTOSEIRA CRINITA; FUCALES; STRAMENOCHROMA;

EID: 84863575374     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03465.16D     Document Type: Article

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