What are algal turfs? Towards a better description of turfs

By S. Connell, Foster, L. Airoldi. 2014

306 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Oceanography

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In Ecology

1. T. Wernberg
2. S. Connell
3. R. Scheibling
4. J. O’Brien
5. Craig R. Johnson
6. R. Bak
7. S. Bennett
8. E. Poloczanska

In Oceanography

1. T. Wernberg
2. R. Scheibling
3. S. Connell
4. J. O’Brien
5. Craig R. Johnson
6. R. Bak
7. S. Bennett
8. E. Poloczanska

Citations in the corpus

• 40 Years of benthic community change on the Caribbean reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire: the rise of slimy cyanobacterial mats (2017, background): “Algal turfs are multispecies assemblages of algae and cyanobacteria that can undergo successional patterns (Connell et al. 2014).”
• The 'Great Southern Reef': social, ecological and economic value of Australia's neglected kelp forests (2016, background): “2013) that causes a switch in the competitive dominance between perennial kelp and opportunistic seaweed turfs (Connell et al. 2014), favouring the establishment of resilient turf-dominated habitats.”
• Turf wars: competition between foundation and turf-forming species on temperate and tropical reefs and its role in regime shifts (2018, background): “Generally, these assemblages form a pervasive, low-lying, and dense matrix of algal filaments, branches, and associated sediment (Connell et al. 2014).”