Benthic faunal responses to variations in patch density and patch size of a suspension-feeding bivalve

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 171-189

  Whitlatch, Robert B ^a   Hines, Anson H ^a   Thrush, Simon F ^a   Hewitt, Judi E ^a   Cummings, Vonda ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adult juvenile interaction; Colonisation; Patch dynamics; Sandflat

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTERTIDAL ZONE; PATCH DYNAMICS; POPULATION DENSITY; SANDFLAT;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; FAUNA; MOLLUSC; PREDATION;

AUSTROVENUS STUTCHBURYI; BIVALVIA;

EID: 0030883981     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00095-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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