Why are intertidal snails rare in the subtidal? Predation, growth and the vertical distribution of Littorina littorea (L.) in the Gulf of Maine

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 369, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-86

  Perez, Kestrel O ^a,c   Carlson, Rose L ^a,d   Shulman, Myra J ^a   Ellis, Julie C ^b,e  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer borealis; Carcinus maenas; Fitness tradeoffs; Gastropods; Size dependent predation; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; JUVENILE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION RISK; PREY PREFERENCE; SNAIL; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

CANCER BOREALIS; CARCINUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 59049085629     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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