Spatial patterns of abundance and growth of Mytilus edulis on boulders in the Northern Baltic Sea proper

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 452, Issue , 2001, Pages 59-68

  Gilek, Michael ^a   Littorin, Bengt ^a   Saetre, Peter ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distribution; Growth; Mytilus; Rocky shore ecology; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

SEAWATER; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WAVE EFFECTS;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; BODY CONDITION; GROWTH RATE; MOLLUSC; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BALTIC SEA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035355075     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011919826002     Document Type: Article

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