A laboratory assessment of the survival and vertical movement of two epibenthic gastropod species, Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant) and Littorina littorea (Linnaeus), after burial in sediment

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-207

  Chandrasekara, W U ^a   Frid, C L J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burial depth; Hydrobia ulvae; Littorina littorea; Patch recovery; Sediment composition; Soft bottom; Survival

Indexed keywords

BURIAL; EPIBENTHOS; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; GASTROPOD; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 0032584120     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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