Predation on 0-group and older year classes of the bivalve Macoma balthica: Interaction of size selection and intertidal distribution of epibenthic predators

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-248

  Hiddink, J G ^a   Marijnissen, S A E ^a   Troost, K ^a   Wolff, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caging studies; Carcinus maenas; Crangon crangon; Macoma balthica; Predation; Size selection; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; NURSERY GROUND; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIZE SELECTION; TIDAL FLAT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CRAB; DENSITY; FLATFISH; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MACOMA BALTHICA; NONHUMAN; NURSERY; PREDATION; SEA; SHRIMP; TIDE;

NETHERLANDS; WADDEN SEA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BIVALVIA; CARCINUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRANGON; CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GOBIIDAE; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; POMATOSCHISTUS;

EID: 0037192443     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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