Richness of Primary Producers and Consumer Abundance Mediate Epiphyte Loads in a Tropical Seagrass System
Consumer communities play an important role in maintaining ecosystem structure and function. In seagrass systems, algal regulation by mesograzers provides a critical maintenance function which promotes seagrass productivity. Consumer communities also represent a key link in trophic energy transfer a...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/10/384 |