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Ecological studies of the alga Acanthophora specifera (Vahl) Børg. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta): vegetative fragmentation
| Title: | Ecological studies of the alga Acanthophora specifera (Vahl) Børg. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta): vegetative fragmentation. |
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| Name(s): |
Kilar, J. A., creator McLachlan, J., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1986 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. | |
| Extent: | 22 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3353784 (digitool), FADT3353784 (IID), fau:6612 (fedora), 10.1016/0022-0981(86)90094-8 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
The propagation of Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl) Børg. was studied on a fringing-reef platform at Galeta Point, Caribbean Panama. Manipulative experiments and detailed descriptive data indicated that fragmentation accounted for this alga's standing crop and distribution. Fragments were broken off by turbulence in the fore reef, transported by currents across a seagrass meadow, snagged, and attached or entangled in the back reef. Accumulations of ≈66 g (dry wt.).m−2 occurred. The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00220981 and may be cited as: Kilar, J., & McLachlan, J. (1986). Ecological studies of the alga Acanthophora specifera (Vahl) Børg. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta): vegetative fragmentation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 104(1-3), 1-21. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(86)90094-8 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #527. |
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| Subject(s): |
Acanthophora spicifera Drift Vegetative propagation Laurencia Algae--Ecology |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353784 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(86)90094-8 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1986 Elsevier B.V. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
