Assessing the potential benthic-pelagic coupling in episodic blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) settlement events within eelgrass (Zostera marina) communities

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 316, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-131

  Bologna, Paul A X ^a,b   Fetzer, Michele L ^b   McDonnell, Sean ^b   Moody, Erin M ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asterias forbesii; Benthic pelagic coupling; Blue mussel; Eelgrass; Mytilus edulis; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIVALVE; BROWN TIDE; FILTER FEEDING; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

BARNEGAT BAY; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARANEAE; ASTERIAS FORBESII; ASTEROIDEA; AUREOCOCCUS ANOPHAGEFFERENS; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; CARCINUS MAENUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HALOPHILA; LIBINIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; XANTHIDAE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 14644431066     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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