Kelp holdfasts in the Great African Seaforest provide habitat for diverse assemblages of macroinvertebrates
Kelp forests along the southwestern and west coasts of South Africa, dominated by the species Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida, are locally termed ‘the Great African Seaforest’. They form 3-dimensional biogenic habitats that provide 4 distinct microhabitats—canopy, fronds, stipe and holdfast—wi...
Main Authors: | C Katharoyan, N Peer, J Landschoff, CL Griffiths, T Samaai, D Beeslaar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2024-03-01
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Series: | Aquatic Biology |
Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/ab/v33/p33-45/ |
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