An assessment of longshore movement in Donax serra Roding (Bivalvia: Donacidae) on an exposed sandy beach

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-124

  Dugan, Jenifer E ^a   McLachlan, Anton ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Metal detector; Mobile fauna; Tagging

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; POPULATION MIGRATION;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ECOLOGY; MOLLUSC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

DONACIDAE; DONAX SERRA;

EID: 0033557690     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00145-2     Document Type: Article

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