Effects of epibionts on Sabellaria alveolata (L.) biogenic reefs and their associated fauna in the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 635-646

  Dubois, Stanislas ^a   Commito, John A ^b   Olivier, Frédéric ^a   Retière, Christian ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bay of Mont Saint Michel; biodiversity; Brittany; ecosystem engineer; epibionts; foundation species; reef; Sabellaria alveolata

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EPIBIONT; FAUNA; GREEN ALGA; HABITAT; OYSTER CULTURE; REEF;

BASSE-NORMANDIE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MANCHE; MONT-SAINT-MICHEL BAY; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; INVERTEBRATA; OSTREIDAE; POACEAE; POLYCHAETA; SABELLARIA ALVEOLATA; ULVA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33744979515     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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