Matching the outcome of small-scale density manipulation experiments with larger scale patterns an example of bivalve adult/juvenile interactions

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-169

  Thrush, S F ^a   Cummings, V J ^a   Dayton, P K ^b   Ford, R ^c   Grant, J ^d   Hewitt, J E ^a   Hines, A H ^e   Lawrie, S M ^f   Pridmore, R D ^a   Legendre, P ^g   McArdle, B H ^h   Schneider, D C ⁱ   Turner, S J ^a   Whitlatch, R B ^j   Wilkinson, M R ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

ⁱ MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adult juvenile interactions; Bivalves; New Zealand; Sandflats; Scaling up

Indexed keywords

ADULT-JUVENILE INTERACTION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INTRASPECFIC RELATIONSHIP; INTRASPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS; SANDFLAT; SANDFLATS; SCALING UP; SCALING-UP;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; ECOLOGY; FAUNA; MOLLUSC; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SAMPLING; SEASHORE;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, MANUKAU HARBOUR;

AUSTROVENUS STUTCHBURYI; BIVALVIA; EXOSPHAEROMA FALCATUM; ISOPODA; MACOMONA LILIANA;

EID: 0030884843     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00094-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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