Distribution of the invasive bivalve Mya arenaria L. on intertidal flats of southcentral Alaska

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Powers, Sean P ^a,b   Bishop, Mary Anne ^c   Grabowski, Jonathan H ^d   Peterson, Charles H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^c PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Benthic community; Copper River; Distribution; Mya arenaria; Prince William Sound; Subarctic tidal flats

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL FLAT;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MYA ARENARIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 33645067158     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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