Effects of competition on an endangered limpet Patella ferruginea (Gastropoda: Patellidae): Implications for conservation

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 330, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 482-492

  Espinosa, Free ^a   Guerra García, José M ^a   Fa, Darren ^b   García Gómez, J Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Gibraltar Museum   (Gibraltar)

Author keywords

Competition; Intertidal; Limpets; Patella caerulea; Patella ferruginea; Translocation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENDANGERED SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

GASTROPODA; PATELLA CAERULEA; PATELLA FERRUGINEA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 33644828604     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.09.020     Document Type: Article

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