Intertidal population structure of the edible mollusc Turbo sarmaticus (Vetigastropoda) at an unexploited and exploited sites along the coast of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-183

  Foster, G G ^a   Hodgson, A N ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomass; Density; Intertidal distribution; Size frequency

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; TURBO SARMATICUS; VETIGASTROPODA;

EID: 0040213343     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2000.11657088     Document Type: Article

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