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Fucus vesiculosus on mid eulittoral mixed substrata
LR.SLR.FX.FvesX
Image Anon. - View along shore with sea wall in background. Image width ca 10 m (middle).
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LR.SLR.FX.FvesX recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Habitat preferences
Temperature range preferences - Field unresearched
Water clarity preferences - Field Unresearched
Limiting Nutrients - Nitrogen (nitrates)
Other preferences -
Additional information
Nitrogen is the primary resource that limits seaweed growth and consequently variations in seaweed growth should parallel variations in the nitrogen supply (Lobban & Harrison, 1997).
This review can be cited as follows:
Budd, G.C. 2002. Fucus vesiculosus on mid eulittoral mixed substrata. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 20/06/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatpreferences.php?habitatid=329&code=1997>
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