Publikationsdatum:
2022-05-24
Beschreibung:
The fucoid/barnacle system on a moderately exposed shore on the Isle of Man is briefly defined and described. Patella were either continually removed or excluded by fences in various parts of the mosaics on this shore. This tested the influence of their grazing on the different communities. The sequences and rates of algal colonization of the different experimental areas are compared. Diatoms and/or small filamentous algae, followed by larger greens and then Fucus sporelings formed the usual pattern of colonization. Patella grazing has greatest effect in the mid-region of this shore; but it decreases higher and lower down, and on verticals and amongst dense old barnacles.
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Article
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NonPeerReviewed
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