Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: A northeast Atlantic perspective

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4016-4038

  Smale, Dan A ^a,b   Burrows, Michael T ^c   Moore, Pippa ^d,e   O'Connor, Nessa ^f   Hawkins, Stephen J ^b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kelp forests; Laminariales; Marine biodiversity; Subtidal benthic habitats; Temperate reefs.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887561680     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.774     Document Type: Article

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