Disturbance effects of stranded kelp on populations of the sandy beach bivalve Donax serra (Roding)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 165-186

  Soares, Alexandre G ^a   McLachlan, Anton ^a   Schlacher, Thomas A ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beaches; Disturbance; Donax; Kelp; South Africa; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLAM; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SOUTH AFRICA;

DONAX SERRA; BIVALVIA;

BEACH; BEACHES; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; KELP; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STRANDED KELP; WEDGE CLAM; ZONATION;

SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE PROVINCE;

EID: 0030274236     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02595-6     Document Type: Article

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