Biogenic habitat on artificial structures: Consequences for an intertidal predator

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 519-528

  Jackson, A C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Environmental Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial habitats; Autogenic ecosystem engineer; Indirect interactions; Morula marginalba; Saccostrea glomerata.

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; BIVALVE; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; EMIGRATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; ROCKY SHORE; SNAIL; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MORULA MARGINALBA; MORUS (PLANT); OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 67650973609     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08203     Document Type: Article

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