Response of the Epiphytic Algal Communities to Experimentally Elevated Nutrient Levels in Intertidal Salt Marsh Habitats

Epiphytes are organisms attached to plants and are responsible for the majority of primary productivity in many aquatic systems. While epiphytes serve as a valuable food resource to herbivores, they may prove deleterious to the host plant by competing for light and nutrients, as well as increasing s...

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Main Author: Verhulst, Stephanie
Format: Others
Published: UNF Digital Commons 2013
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/435
http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1346&context=etd