An investigation of the indirect effects of intertidal shellfish collection

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-38

  Sharpe, Andrew K ^a   Keough, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellana tramoserica; Micro algae; Nerita atramentosa; Once off removal; Shellfish collection

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION; MICROALGAE; ROCKY SHORE; SHELLFISH; SPECIES REMOVAL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITION; FISHING; GASTROPOD; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; SHELLFISH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA, (SOUTHEAST);

ALGAE; CELLANA; CELLANA TRAMORERICA; CELLANA TRAMOSERICA; GASTROPODA; NERITA; NERITA ATRAMENTOSA;

EID: 0032076926     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00150-0     Document Type: Article

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