Responses of benthic invertebrates and their avian predators to the experimental removal of macroalgal mats

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Lewis, Lesley J ^a   Davenport, John ^a   Kelly, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; AVIFAUNA; BENTHOS; INVERTEBRATE; MACROALGA; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANAITIDES MACULATA; AVES; BIVALVIA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; HYDROBIA ULVAE; HYDROBIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; PHYLLODOCE MACULATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0037324487     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315403006763h     Document Type: Article

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