Refuge utilization and preferences between competing intertidal crab species

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 374, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-44

  Wieters, Evie A ^a   Salles, Emilie ^a   Januario, Stella M ^a   Navarrete, Sergio A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Habitat modification; Habitat preference; Interference competition; Refuges; Turf algae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; BIVALVE; CRAB; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACANTHOCYCLUS GAYI; ALGAE; AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GELIDIUM; INVERTEBRATA; LARUS DOMINICANUS;

EID: 65549123461     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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