The effects of within-shore water movement on growth of the intertidal mussel Perna perna: An experimental field test of bottom-up control at centimetre scales

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 119-123

  McQuaid, Christopher David ^a   Mostert, Bruce Petrus ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bottom up regulation; Intertidal; Mussels; Perna perna; Rocky shores

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIVALVE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONDITION FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MOVEMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

PERNA; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 76549109944     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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