Effects of ocean acidification on population dynamics and community structure of crustose coralline algae

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-268

  Ordoñez, Alexandra ^a   Doropoulos, Christopher ^b,c   Diaz Pulido, Guillermo ^a,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CARBONATE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REPRODUCTION; SEAWATER; SIZE STRUCTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RED ALGA; SEA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHODOPHYTA; SEAWATER;

EID: 84905181739     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv226n3p255     Document Type: Article

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