Competitive displacement of a detritivorous salt marsh snail

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 339, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-85

  Lee, Sarah C ^a   Silliman, Brian Reed ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus; Habitat modification; Interspecific competition; Salt marsh; Species distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; DESICCATION; DETRITIVORY; DIET; FUNGUS; GRAZING; MIGRATION; SALTMARSH; SNAIL;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; FUNGI; GASTROPODA; JUNCUS ROEMERIANUS; LITTORARIA; LITTORARIA IRRORATA; MELAMPUS; MELAMPUS BIDENTATUS; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 33749523186     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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