Impact of macroalgal blooms and wader predation on intertidal macroinvertebrates: Experimental evidence from the Mondego estuary (Portugal)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-179

  Lopes, Ricardo J ^a   Pardal, Miguel A ^a   Marques, João C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intertidal macroinvertebrates; Macroalgae blooms; Mondego estuary; Wader predation

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PREDATION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGY; ESTUARY; INVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PREDATION; SAMPLING; SEASON; WORM;

PORTUGAL;

AMAGE ADSPERSA; CAPITELLA CAPITATA; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; STREBLOSPIO SHRUBSOLII;

EID: 0034725453     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00202-1     Document Type: Article

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