Effects of sediment on early life history stages of habitat-dominating fucoid algae

Highlights

This paper tests micro-scale processes of sediment type and loading, and low-lying turfing algae on the settlement, attachment and survival of zygotes of two habitat-forming fucoid algae, showing synergistic interactions among them, dictated by propagule micro-site properties.

Keywords

Fucoid algae, Sediment, Survival, Zygote, Settlement, Intertidal