Seasonal variation in the attachment strength of blue mussels: Causes and consequences

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1723-1733

  Carrington, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MOLLUSC; SEASONAL VARIATION; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE HEIGHT;

RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0036866998     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.6.1723     Document Type: Article

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