Coarse woody debris as a refuge from predation in aquatic communities - An experimental test

Oecologia

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 475-486

  Everett, R A ^a   Ruiz, G M ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Habitat structure; Palaemonetes; Refuge; Risk of predation

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; GRASS SHRIMP; HABITAT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; REFUGE;

USA, MARYLAND, RHODE RIVER;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; FUNDULUS MAJALIS; GOBIESOX STRUMOSUS; GOBIOSOMA BOSC; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; PALAEMONETES; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; RITHROPANOPEUS HARRISII;

EID: 0027834813     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328954     Document Type: Article

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