Recently established Crassostrea-reefs versus native Mytilus-beds: Differences in ecosystem engineering affects the macrofaunal communities (Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony, southern German Bight)

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-32

  Markert, Alexandra ^a   Wehrmann, Achim ^a   Kröncke, Ingrid ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioinvasion; Biozoenosis; Crassostrea gigas; Diversity; Ecosystem engineering; Macrofauna; Mytilus edulis; Neozoa; North Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC ROCK; BIOZONATION; BIVALVE; CRAB; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; SESSILE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL FLAT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

ANNELIDA; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; HYDROZOA; LITTORINA LITTOREA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OSTREIDAE; POLYCHAETA; THORACICA;

EID: 72149091702     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9425-4     Document Type: Article

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