Separating the effects of physical and biological aspects of mussel beds on their associated assemblages

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 344, Issue , 2007, Pages 131-142

  Palomo, M G ^a,b   People, J ^a   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Colonisation; Habitat; Invertebrate assemblage; Mussels

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIVALVE; COLONIZATION; HABITAT; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS;

INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; SERPULIDAE; SPIRORBIDAE; THORACICA;

EID: 34748820234     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07002     Document Type: Article

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