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  1. Diatoms associated with two South African kelp species: <em>Ecklonia maxima</em> and <em>Laminaria pallida</em>

    Diatoms associated with two South African kelp species: Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NAS Mayombo --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa R Majewska --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, School of Biological Sciences, South Africa AJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa
    Kelp forests are believed to host a large biomass of epiphytic fauna and flora, including diatoms, which constitute the base of aquatic food webs and play an important role in the transfer of energy to higher trophic levels. Epiphytic diatom...