Small-scale spatial and temporal reproductive variability of the brown macroalga Sargassum thunbergii in contrasting habitats: A study on the island of Xiaoheishan, Changdao Archipelago, China

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 280-286

  Yu, Yongqiang ^a   Zhang, Quansheng ^a   Lu, Zhicheng ^a   Tang, Yongzheng ^a   Zhang, Shubao ^a   Chu, Shaohua ^a  

^a YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Depth; Habitat; Latitude; Reproduction; Sargassum thunbergii; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROALGA; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHANGDAO ISLANDS; CHINA; SHANDONG; XIAOHEISHAN ISLAND;

SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM THUNBERGII;

EID: 84866930967     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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