Contrasting mechanisms of dislodgement and erosion contribute to production of kelp detritus

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1680-1688

  de Bettignies, Thibaut ^a,b   Wernberg, Thomas ^a,b,c   Lavery, Paul S ^a   Vanderklift, Mathew A ^a,d   Mohring, Margaret B ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; DETRITUS; DOMINANCE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; KELP FOREST; MORPHOLOGY; SEAWEED; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 84887522244     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.5.1680     Document Type: Article

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