Limaria hians (Mollusca: Limacea): A neglected reef-forming keystone species

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 267-277

  Hall Spencer, J M ^a   Moore, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogenic reef; Keystone species; Limaria; Scallop dredging

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; MOLLUSC; REEF;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; GADUS MORHUA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMARIA; LIMARIA HIANS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0033862017     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0755(200007/08)10:4<267::AID-AQC407>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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