Do mussel patches provide a refuge for algae from grazing gastropods?

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-78

  O'Connor, Nessa E ^a,b   Crowe, Tasman P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; MACROALGA; REFUGE; ROCKY SHORE;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA;

EID: 39349097077     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eym046     Document Type: Article

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