Mussels and mussel beds (Mytilus edulis) as stabilizers of sedimentary environments in the intertidal zone

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 139, Issue , 1998, Pages 331-347

  Meadows, Peter S ^a   Meadows, Azra ^a   West, Fraser J C ^a   Shand, Peter S ^a   Shaikh, Masroor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STABILITY;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COASTAL PROTECTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; STABILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0032465006     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.139.01.26     Document Type: Article

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