Population dynamics and reproductive traits of phytal gastropods in seagrass bed in Otsuchi Bay, north-eastern Japan

Marine Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 273-289

  Toyohara, Tetsuhiko ^a,b   Nakaoka, Masahiro ^a   Aioi, Keiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epiphytes; Phytal gastropods; Population dynamics; Reproductive traits; Seagrass; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSTRATE;

JAPAN;

GASTROPODA; HILOA TRISTIS; LIRULARIA IRIDESCENS; ZOSTERA CAULESCENS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0033490264     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0485.1999.2034082.x     Document Type: Article

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