Soft bottom versus hard rock:

Plant Species Diversity in a Marine Intertidal Community: Importance of Herbivore Food Preference and Algal Competitive Abilities

Jane Lubchenco · The American Naturalist · 1978 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Marine Biology +17

Experimental Evaluation of Ecological Dominance in a Rocky Intertidal Algal Community

Paul K. Dayton · Ecological Monographs · 1975 · 714 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Community Ecology +13

Community Development and Persistence in a Low Rocky Intertidal Zone

Jane Lubchenco, Bruce A. Menge · Ecological Monographs · 1978 · 615 citations

Life Sciences, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology +16

Feeding capabilities and limitation of herbivorous molluscs: A functional group approach

Robert S. Steneck, Les Watling · Marine Biology · 1982 · 612 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +13

Patterns of reproduction, dispersal and recruitment in seaweeds

B. Santelices · Oceanography and Marine Biology/Oceanography and marine biology - an annual review · 1990 · 450 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Ecology +10