Influence of suspension-feeding bivalves on the pelagic food webs of shallow, coastal embayments

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 263-279

  Lonsdale, Darcy J ^a   Cerrato, Robert M ^a   Holland, Robert ^a   Mass, Allison ^a   Holt, Lee ^a   Schaffner, Rebecca A ^b   Pan, Jerónimo ^a   Caron, David A ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clam fisheries; Food webs; Geukensia demissa; Long Island; Mercenaria mercenaria; Mya arenaria

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA TONSA; BIVALVIA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 70349245237     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00130     Document Type: Article

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