Feedbacks between bivalve density, flow, and suspended sediment concentration on patch stable states

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2862-2870

  Coco, Giovanni ^a   Thrush, Simon F ^a   Green, Malcolm O ^a   Hewitt, Judi E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atrina zelandica; Bivalves; Feedbacks; Mahurangi Harbour, New Zealand; Patches; Resilience; Suspended sediment; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

BENTHOS; BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATCH SIZE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DENSITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDBACK; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAWATER; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ATRINA; ATRINA ZELANDICA; BIVALVIA; PINNIDAE;

EID: 33845396193     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2862:FBBDFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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