Grazing predation on a population of Ampelisca tenuicornis (Gammaridae: Amphipoda) off the south coast of England

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 164, Issue , 1998, Pages 253-262

  Sheader, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ampelisca; Grazing; Predation; Tube beds

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; INJURY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION OUTPUT; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT;

ENGLAND; ISLE OF WIGHT; UK;

AMPELISCA TENUICORNIS; AMPHIPODA;

EID: 0032499164     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps164253     Document Type: Article

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