Occurence of epifauna on the periwinkle, Littorina littorea (L.), and interactions with the polychaete Polydora ciliata (Johnson)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 355, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 41-47

  Warner, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epibiota; Interactions; Intertidal zonation; Littorina littorea; Polydora ciliata

Indexed keywords

EIPIFANE; EPIFAUNA; FOULING ORGANISM; FOULING ORGANISN; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; PERIWINKLE; SETTLEMENT;

UK, ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHAMPTON WATER;

BRYOZOA; CIRRIPEDIA; GASTROPODA; LITTORIA LITTORIA; LITTORINA LITTOREA; POLYCHAETA; POLYDORA; POLYDORA CILIATA; SERPULIDAE;

EID: 0031551451     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003011020446     Document Type: Article

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