Maintenance of chitons on seawalls using crevices on sandstone blocks as habitat in Sydney Harbour, Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 134-143

  Moreira, J ^a   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crevices; Habitat; Intertidal; Seawalls; Sypharochiton pelliserpentis; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; SANDSTONE; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

POLYPLACOPHORA; SYPHAROCHITON PELLISERPENTIS;

EID: 34249746841     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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