Abundance, growth and recruitment of Mytilus galloprovincialis on the west coast of South Africa in relation to upwelling

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 346, Issue , 2007, Pages 189-201

  Xavier, Bárbara M ^a,b   Branch, George M ^b   Wieters, Evie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien species; Mussels; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Nearshore oceanography; Rocky intertidal; South Africa; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIVALVE; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROPAGULE; RECRUITMENT; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 35748943194     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07007     Document Type: Article

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