Effects of gastropod grazers on recruitment and succession of an estuarine assemblage: A multivariate and univariate approach

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 442-453

  Anderson, M J ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Gastropods; Grazing; Multivariate effects; Oysters

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; HERBIVORES; HERBIVORY; MULTIVARIATE EFFECTS; RECRUITMENT; SUCCESSION;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

AUSTROCOCHLEA PORCATA; BALANUS; BEMBICIUM AURATUM; BIVALVIA; CIRRIPEDIA; COPEPODA; ELMINIUS COVERTUS; GASTROPODA; HEXAMINIUS;

EID: 0030621246     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050104     Document Type: Article

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