Effects of Callianassa kraussi on microbial biofilms and recruitment of macrofauna: A novel hypothesis for adult-juvenile interactions

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 347, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-14

  Pillay, D ^a   Branch, G M ^b   Forbes, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Callianassa; Juvenile; Microbial biofilm; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BIOFILM; BIOTURBATION; CAGE CULTURE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIVALVIA; CALLIANASSA; CALLIANASSA KRAUSSI; CALLIANASSIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 36248952052     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07054     Document Type: Article

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