Community regulation by herbivore parasitism and density: Trait-mediated indirect interactions in the intertidal

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 367, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-246

  Mouritsen, Kim N ^a   Haun, Sascha C B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Ecosystem engineering; Hydrobia ulvae; Microphytobenthos; Parasitic manipulation; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; FLATWORM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PARASITISM; POPULATION DENSITY; SNAIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; ZOOBENTHOS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 56249137214     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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