Infaunal responses to seagrass habitat structure: A study of life-history traits and population dynamics of Corophium volutator (Pallas)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 398-410

  Boström, Christoffer ^a   Lastuniemi, Maria ^a   Bonsdorff, Erik ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Corophium volutator; Edge effects; Fitness; Habitat structure; Population dynamics; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

ALAND; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; PECTINATUS; POLYCHAETA; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; RUPPIA; ZANNICHELLIA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 33845365944     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000601021692     Document Type: Article

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