Effects of native predators and eelgrass habitat structure on the introduced Asian mussel Musculista senhousia (Benson in Cantor) in southern California

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 332, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-177

  Kushner, Rachel B ^a   Hovel, Kevin A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian mussel; Biocontrol; Eelgrass; Invasions; Musculista senhousia

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MOLLUSC; MORTALITY; PREDATOR; SEAGRASS; SHELL; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; PTEROPURPURA FESTIVA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 33646123329     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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