Positive and negative effects of habitat-forming algae on survival, growth and intra-specific competition of limpets.

Understanding the effects of environmental change on the distribution and abundance of strongly interacting organisms, such as intertidal macroalgae and their grazers, needs a thorough knowledge of their underpinning ecological relationships. Control of grazer-plant interactions is bi-directional on...

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Main Authors: Ezequiel M Marzinelli, Michael T Burrows, Angus C Jackson, Mariana Mayer-Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3518463?pdf=render