The influence of bioturbation by the sandprawn Callianassa kraussi on feeding and survival of the bivalve Eumarcia paupercula and the gastropod Nassarius kraussianus

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Pillay, Deena ^a   Branch, George M ^b   Forbes, Anthony T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Callianassa; Eumarcia; Nassarius; Sandprawn; Sediment erodability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOTURBATION; BIVALVE; BODY CONDITION; CRUSTACEAN; ERODIBILITY; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FILTER FEEDER; GASTROPOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROALGA; REWORKING; SURVIVAL;

BIVALVIA; CALLIANASSA; CALLIANASSA KRAUSSI; GASTROPODA; NASSARIUS; NASSARIUS KRAUSSIANUS;

EID: 33947301276     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.044     Document Type: Article

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