A long-term mesocosm study on the settlement and survival of juvenile European lobster Homarus gammarus L. in four natural sub strata

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-64

  Linnane, Adrian ^a   Mazzoni, David ^b   Mercer, John P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Homarus gammarus; Preference; Settlement; Substratum; Survival

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; SHELTER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LARVA; LOBSTER; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

HOMARUS GAMMARUS;

EID: 0034213349     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00190-8     Document Type: Article

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