The separate and combined effects of epibenthic predation and presence of macro-infauna on the recruitment success of bivalves in shallow soft-bottom areas on the Swedish west coast

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-67

  Flach, E C ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biotic interaction; Cerastoderma; Mya; Predation; Recruitment; Swedish west coast; Tellinacea

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSC; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

SWEDEN;

ARENICOLA; ARENICOLA MARINA; BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CERASTODERMA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; CRANGON; CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA; TELLINOIDEA;

EID: 0037297898     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(02)00199-5     Document Type: Article

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