Field experiments with "cageless" methods to manipulate grazing gastropods on intertidal rocky shores

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-30

  Range, P ^a   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti fouling paint; Fence effect; Molluscs; Radula; Repellent; Tanglefoot pest barrier

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; BIODIVERSITY; CAGE CULTURE; COPPER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DREDGING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; REPELLENT; ROCKY SHORE; SANDSTONE; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SNAIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WAX;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BEMBICIUM NANUM; CELLANA TRAMOSERICA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NERITA ATRAMENTOSA;

EID: 51649083671     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.07.031     Document Type: Article

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