Patterns of association between algae, fishes and grey herons Ardea cinerea in the rocky littoral zone of a Scottish sea loch

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-277

  Carss, D N ^a   Elston, D A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Fishes; Fjordic ecosystem; Grey heron Ardea cinerea; Intertidal environment; Scotland coast

Indexed keywords

ALGA; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; PISCIVORE; ROCKY SHORE;

LOCH ETIVE; SCOTLAND (STRATHCLYDE); UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; ARDEA; ARDEA CINEREA; ARDEIDAE; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; AVES; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; PHOLIS; PHOLIS GUNNELLUS; PISCES; SPINACHIA SPINACHIA; SPINACIA SPINACIA; TAURULUS BUBALIS; VIVIPARUS; ZOARCES; ZOARCES VIVIPARUS;

EID: 0142214689     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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