Temporal changes in an interaction between an indigenous limpetscutellastra argenvillei and an alien mussel mytilus galloprovincialis: Effects of wave exposure

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 213-229

  Steffani, C N ^a   Branch, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ALIEN INVASIVE; COMPETITION; LIMPET; MUSSEL; WAVE ACTION

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLLUSC; NATIVE SPECIES; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WAVE ACTION;

AFRICA; NAMAQUALAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PATELLIDAE; SCUTELLASTRA; SCUTELLASTRA ARGENVILLEI;

EID: 0347844982     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504011     Document Type: Article

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