Growth and survival of barnacles in presence of co-dominating solitary ascidians: growth ring analysis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 42-47

  Varfolomeeva, Marina ^a   Artemieva, Anna ^a   Shunatova, Natalia ^a   Yakovis, Eugeniy ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Barnacles; Dead:live ratios; Foundation species; Growth; Growth rings; Negative interactions; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; CONSPECIFIC; CRUSTACEAN; DOMINANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INVERTEBRATE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

ARCTIC OCEAN; WHITE SEA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BALANUS CRENATUS; BIVALVIA; THORACICA;

EID: 49549108444     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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