Predation on postlarvae and juveniles of the shore crab Carcinus Maenas: Importance of shelter, size and cannibalism

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 166, Issue , 1998, Pages 211-225

  Moksnes, P O ^a   Pihl, L ^a   Van Montfrans, J ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Habitat complexity Settlement; Macroalgae; Megalopa; Nursery habitats; Size refuge; Skagerrak Kattegat

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; JUVENILES; PREDATION; REFUGIUM;

SWEDEN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CHLOROPHYTA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032575106     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps166211     Document Type: Article

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