Influence of phytoplankton concentration and wave exposure on the ecophysiology of Mytilus californianus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 97-107

  Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P ^a,b   Menge, Bruce A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Food availability; Mytilus californianus; Rocky intertidal

Indexed keywords

MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS; BIVALVIA;

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MUSSEL; PHYTOPLANKTON; ROCKY SHORES; WAVE EXPOSURE;

USA, OREGON;

EID: 0030302931     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps144097     Document Type: Article

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