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Mastocarpus Ecology and Natural History

Mastocarpus makes for many interesting ecological puzzles. Many of these are related to its complex life history.

• distribution
• ecological implications of life history
• speculation on mechanisms of crust death
• evolution to take advantage of regular severe disturbance

Mastocarpus pages copyright W. Ludington 1999.