Export of non-native gastropod shells to a coastal lagoon: Alteration of habitat structure has negligible effects on infauna

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 374, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-36

  Nicastro, Andrea ^a   Bishop, Melanie J ^b   Kelaher, Brendan P ^b   Benedetti Cecchi, Lisandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gastropod; Habitat structure; Infauna; Invasion; Soft sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GASTROPOD; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; SHELL;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAORICOLPUS ROSEUS; NATICIDAE; POLINICES;

EID: 65549146214     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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