A review of the feedbacks between bivalve grazing and ecosystem processes

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 349-359

  Prins, Theo C ^a,c   Smaal, Aad C ^b   Dame, Richard F ^c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

^c Wall College of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Nutrient cycling; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Suspension feeding bivalves

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIVALVIA;

EID: 0000094161     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009924624259     Document Type: Review

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