Effects of disturbance on cenchritis muricatus (beaded periwinkle) populations on small islands in the bahamas

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-313

  Piovia Scott, Jonah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GASTROPOD; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SNAIL; STORM SURGE; WAVE ACTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CENCHRITIS MURICATUS; GASTROPODA;

EID: 68149138400     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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