Impact of predation on the polychaete Hediste diversicolor in estuarine intertidal flats

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 655-664

  Rosa, Susana ^a   Granadeiro, José Pedro ^b   Vinagre, Catarina ^a   França, Susana ^a   Cabral, Henrique N ^a   Palmeirim, Jorge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hediste diversicolor; intertidal mudflat; nekton; predation; Tagus estuary; waders

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FOOD CHAIN; NEKTON; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIDAL FLAT; WADER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

AVES; CRUSTACEA; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 44349166190     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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