Effects of habitat edges on American lobster abundance and survival

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-264

  Selgrath, Jennifer C ^a   Hovel, Kevin A ^a   Wahle, Richard A ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobble; Edge effects; Habitat edges; Habitat fragmentation; Homarus americanus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COMPLEXITY; EDGE EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LOBSTER; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; REEF; SEAGRASS; SURVIVAL;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 36249019007     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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