Variable responses of native eelgrass Zostera marina to a non-indigenous bivalve Musculista senhousia

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 428-441

  Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a,b   Williams, Susan L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Facilitation; Interference; Musculista senhousia; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

EELGRASS; GROWTH; INTRODUCED BIVALVE; MUSSEL; PLANT RESPONSE; SHOOT DENSITY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO BAY;

BIVALVIA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0031932387     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050395     Document Type: Article

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