Influence of occupant microhabitat on the composition of encrusting communities on gastropod shells

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 653-661

  Bell, J J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRAB; ENCRUSTING ORGANISM; GASTROPOD; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MICROHABITAT; SHELL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

GASTROPODA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 21844437365     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-1587-8     Document Type: Article

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