The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: A field experiment

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-54

  Richards, M ^a   Edwards, F ^b   Huxham, M ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult juvenile interactions; Bivalve; Predation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MOLLUSC; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT;

AVES; BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CERASTODERMA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; GALLIFORMES; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA;

EID: 0036120021     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(01)00101-0     Document Type: Article

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