Human trampling as short-term disturbance on intertidal mudflats: Effects on macrofauna biodiversity and population dynamics of bivalves

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2077-2090

  Rossi, F ^a   Forster, R M ^b   Montserrat, F ^a   Ponti, M ^c   Terlizzi, A ^d   Ysebaert, T ^a   Middelburg, J J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; PHYTOBENTHOS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; TRAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; MACOMA BALTHICA;

EID: 34447135635     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0641-0     Document Type: Article

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