Mollusks as ecosystem engineers: The role of shell production in aquatic habitats

Oikos

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-90

  Gutiérrez, Jorge L ^a,b   Jones, Clive G ^b   Strayer, David L ^b   Iribarne, Oscar O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; EPIBIONT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MOLLUSC; REFUGE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHELL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0038583477     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12322.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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