Eutrophication offsets increased sea urchin grazing on seagrass aused by ocean warming and acidification

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 485, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-46

  Burnell, Owen W ^a   Russell, Bayden D ^a   Irving, Andrew D ^a,b   Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amblypneustes pallidus; Amphibolis antarctica; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Consumption; Herbivory; Nutrient enrichment; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTURBANCE; ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EPIPHYTE; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEAGRASS;

EID: 84879642387     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10323     Document Type: Article

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