The role of grazers and basal sustrate cover in the control of intertidal algal distribution

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2006

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University of the Western Cape

Abstract

This study investigated the role of grazing as a possible cause for the upper limit of distribution of algae on a typical South African south coast.

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Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology)

Keywords

Algal communities, Effect of grazing, Marine algae, Algae, Growth, Intertidal ecology

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