Spatial structure of communities on dead pen shells (Atrina rigida) in sea grass beds

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-156

  Munguia, Pablo ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEAGRASS; SHRIMP FISHERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOSEPH BAY; UNITED STATES;

ATRINA RIGIDA; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PALAEMON FLORIDANUS; PISCES; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 34447336663     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0670-8     Document Type: Article

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