articleMarine Ecology Progress SeriesSep 25, 2013BRONZE OA

Sea urchin barrens as alternative stable states of collapsed kelp ecosystems

KFKaren Filbee‐DexterRSRE Scheibling

Dalhousie University

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Abstract

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 495:1-25 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10573 FEATURE ARTICLE: REVIEW Sea urchin barrens as alternative stable states of collapsed kelp ecosystems Karen Filbee-Dexter*, Robert E. Scheibling Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, Canada *Corresponding author: kfilbeedexter@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Sea urchin barrens are benthic communities on rocky subtidal reefs that are dominated by urchins and coralline algae; in the absence of intense herbivory by urchins, these barrens…

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Keywords
  • Kelp forest
  • Kelp
  • Ecology
  • Coralline algae
  • Sea urchin
  • Ecosystem
  • Oceanography
  • Benthic zone
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
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