Mussel beds on different types of structures support different macroinvertebrate assemblages

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 271-281

  People, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial structure; Associated assemblage; Mussel bed; Pontoon; Secondary habitat

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BIVALVE; ESTUARY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644658641     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01585.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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