In situ growth of Soletellina alba (Bivalvia: Psammobiidae) in response to detrital supply and mouth status in a seasonally-closed estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-154

  Matthews, Ty G ^a   Fairweather, Peter G ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

detritivores; detritus; feeding mode; field experiment; food supply; intermittent estuary

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETRITIVORY; DETRITUS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; PSAMMOBIIDAE; SOLETELLINA ALBA; TELLINOIDEA;

EID: 41749087608     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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