Phenological decoupling of mortality from wave forcing in kelp beds

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 850-861

  De Bettignies, Thibaut ^a,b   Wernberg, Thomas ^a,b   Lavery, Paul S ^a   Vanderklift, Mathew A ^c   Gunson, Jim R ^c   Symonds, Graham ^c   Collier, Neil ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Break force; Dislodgement; Drag; Ecklonia radiata; Foundation species; Kelp bed; Phenology; Physical disturbance; Survival; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; MORTALITY RISK; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVORSHIP; WAVE ACTION; WAVE FORCE;

ECKLONIA RADIATA; LAMINARIALES;

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENT; KELP; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENT; KELP; LONGEVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEASONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84929659402     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-2365.1     Document Type: Article

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