Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula
Hard bottom communities along the western A ntarctic P eninsula region are dominated by thick macroalgal forests, which support high densities of mesograzers, particularly amphipods, and also numerous gastropods. The macroalgae are chemically defended from consumption by the mesograzers and other he...
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crwiley:10.1111/jpy.12137 2024-06-23T07:47:41+00:00 Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula Amsler, Charles D. McClintock, James B. Baker, Bill J. Graham, M. National Science Foundation 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12137 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjpy.12137 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpy.12137 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Phycology volume 50, issue 1, page 1-10 ISSN 0022-3646 1529-8817 journal-article 2013 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12137 2024-06-06T04:21:24Z Hard bottom communities along the western A ntarctic P eninsula region are dominated by thick macroalgal forests, which support high densities of mesograzers, particularly amphipods, and also numerous gastropods. The macroalgae are chemically defended from consumption by the mesograzers and other herbivores and they provide the mesograzers a chemically defended refuge from predation by omnivorous fish. The macroalgae benefit in return because the mesograzers remove epiphytic algae from them. Since these two assemblages are major components of the community, this can be viewed as a community‐wide mutualism. Most subcomponents of these interactions have also been documented in lower latitude communities and the similarities and differences between the communities in Antarctica and in other regions are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Wiley Online Library Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Journal of Phycology 50 1 1 10 |
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Hard bottom communities along the western A ntarctic P eninsula region are dominated by thick macroalgal forests, which support high densities of mesograzers, particularly amphipods, and also numerous gastropods. The macroalgae are chemically defended from consumption by the mesograzers and other herbivores and they provide the mesograzers a chemically defended refuge from predation by omnivorous fish. The macroalgae benefit in return because the mesograzers remove epiphytic algae from them. Since these two assemblages are major components of the community, this can be viewed as a community‐wide mutualism. Most subcomponents of these interactions have also been documented in lower latitude communities and the similarities and differences between the communities in Antarctica and in other regions are discussed. |
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Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula |
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Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula |
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Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula |
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Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula |
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Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula |
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chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western antarctic peninsula |
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