Lugworm exclusion experiment: Responses by deposit feeding worms to biogenic habitat transformations

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-179

  Volkenborn, Nils ^a   Reise, Karsten ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amensalism; Bioturbation; Deposit feeding; Facilitation; Intertidal; Polychaeta; Soft bottom benthos

Indexed keywords

AMENSALISM; BIOTURBATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DEPOSIT FEEDER; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; FACILITATION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRISIAN ISLANDS; GERMANY; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN; SYLT;

ARENICOLA MARINA; ARENICOLIDAE; ARMIGER; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; ORBINIIDAE; POLYCHAETA; SCOLOPLOS ARMIGER;

EID: 32944474532     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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