Microphytobenthos seasonality determines growth and reproduction in intertidal bivalves

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 315, Issue , 2006, Pages 113-127

  Kang, Chang Keun ^a   Lee, Yong Woo ^b   Eun, Jung Choy ^a   Shin, Jae Ki ^c   Seo, In Soo ^a   Hong, Jae Sang ^d  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Water Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

^d Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Algal pigment; Annual cycle; Benthic bivalves; Kwangyang Bay; Phytoplankton; Stable isotopes; Tidal flat

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FOOD; GROWTH; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; KWANGYANG BAY; SOUTH CHOLLA; SOUTH KOREA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; LATERNULA MARILINA; MOERELLA RUTILA;

EID: 33746053885     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps315113     Document Type: Article

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