The impact of the adult blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) population on settling of conspecific larvae

Aquaculture International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-17

  Dolmer, Per ^a   Stenalt, Ea ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conspecific predation; Mussel beds; Mytilus edulis; Post settling mortality; Pre settling mortality; Recruitment; Wind mixing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIVALVE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSPECIFIC; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MORTALITY; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); WIND STRESS;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 76649095287     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-009-9266-2     Document Type: Article

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