Colonization of gastropods on subtidal reefs depends on density in adjacent habitats, not on disturbance regime

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-33

  Tuya, Fernando ^a,b   Wernberg, Thomas ^a,c   Thomsen, Mads S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GASTROPOD; HABITAT SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RED ALGA; REEF; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 58449126128     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn032     Document Type: Article

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