Predation intensity in estuarine soft bottoms: Between-habitat comparisons and experimental artifacts

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 141, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 295-302

  Micheli, Fiorenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Clams; Experimental artifacts; Fencing; Intertidal; Marine soft bottoms; Mercenaria mercenaria; Predation; Tethering

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; HALOPHILA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; EXPERIMENTAL ARTIFACTS; PREDATION; SOFT SEDIMENT; SOFT-SEDIMENT HABITATS;

EID: 0029664168     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps141295     Document Type: Article

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