Deterioration of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) through destructive grazing by the gastropod Rissoa membranacea (J. Adams)

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Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 218-222

  Fredriksen, Stein ^a   Christie, Hartvig ^b   Boström, Christoffer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Deterioration; Grazing; Norway; Rissoa membranacea; Skagerrak; Top down control; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; RISSOA; RISSOA MEMBRANACEA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 3042697487     PISSN: 00364827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00364820410005593     Document Type: Article

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