Inter- and intra-specific competition between Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula in resource-limited barren areas

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-192

  Privitera, Davide ^a   Chiantore, Mariachiara ^a   Mangialajo, Luisa ^a   Glavic, Niksa ^b   Kozul, Walter ^b   Cattaneo Vietti, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUBROVNIK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Arbacia lixula; Barren Ground; Gut Contents; Paracentrotus lividus; Population Structure

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; ECHINODERM; FOOD LIMITATION; GRAZING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SIZE STRUCTURE; STOMACH CONTENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; ARBACIA; ARBACIA LIXULA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 53149093959     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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