The effect of tissue cropping and disturbance by browsing fishes on growth of two species of suspension-feeding bivalves

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-293

  Irlandi, E A ^a,c   Mehlich, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Kilimanjaro Software   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Argopecten irradians; Bivalve growth; Disturbance; Mercenaria mercenaria; Siphon nipping; Sub lethal predation

Indexed keywords

FILTER FEEDERS; FISH BROWSING; GROWTH; PREDATION; TISSUE CROPPING;

ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS CONCENTRICUS; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 0030131772     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00157-3     Document Type: Article

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