Predation by crustaceans on native and non-native Baltic clams

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 15-24

  Ejdung, Gunilla ^a   Flach, Elsina ^a   Byrén, Lars ^b   Hummel, Herman ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Marina Iaröverket ^*  (Sweden)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Macoma balthica; Native; Non native; North Sea; Predator; Prey

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRANGON; CRANGON CRANGON; CRUSTACEA; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; SADURIA ENTOMON;

EID: 70349239139     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00155     Document Type: Article

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