Legacy Effects of Canopy Disturbance on Ecosystem Functioning in Macroalgal Assemblages 英文参考文献.docVIP

LegacyEffectsofCanopyDisturbanceonEcosystem FunctioninginMacroalgalAssemblages LeighW.Tait¤*,DavidR.Schiel MarineEcologyResearchGroup,SchoolofBiologicalSciences,UniversityofCanterbury,Christchurch,NewZealand Abstract Macroalgalassemblagesaresomeofthemostproductivesystemsonearthandtheycontributesignificantlytonearshore ecosystems. Globally, macroalgal assemblages are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities such as sedimentation, eutrophication and climate change. Despite this, very little research has considered the potential effects of canopy loss on primary productivity, alth