Biomechanical warfare in ecology; negative interactions between species by habitat modification

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 742-750

  Van Wesenbeeck, B K ^a   Van De Koppel, J ^a   Herman, P M J ^a   Bakker, J P ^b   Bouma, T J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BIOMECHANICS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; HABITAT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; SALTMARSH;

ARENICOLA; ARENICOLA MARINA; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 34247370704     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15485.x     Document Type: Article

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