Predation by the nonindigenous Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus on macroalgae and molluscs

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-334

  Bourdeau, Paul E ^a,b   O'Connor, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; BIVALVIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; CODIUM FRAGILE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENTEROMORPHA; FUCUS; GASTROPODA; GRAPSIDAE; HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS; LITTORINA LITTOREA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS; ULVA;

EID: 0141890903     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2003)010[0319:PBTNAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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