Mussels as ecosystem engineers: Their contribution to species richness in a rocky littoral community

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-250

  Borthagaray, Ana Inés ^a   Carranza, Alvar ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Ecosystem engineers; Mussels; Rocky shores; Specific richness; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PATCHINESS; ROCKY SHORE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CERRO VERDE; ROCHA [URUGUAY]; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; BRACHIDONTES RODRIGUEZII; MYTILUS EDULIS; PERNA; PERNA PERNA; THORACICA;

EID: 34247530347     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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