Comparative salinity tolerances of four siphonariid limpets in relation to habitat restriction of the rare and endangered Siphonaria compressa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-318

  Wilson, G ^a   Branch, G M ^a   de Coito, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Range restriction; Rarity; Salinity; Siphonariidae

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRESHWATER INPUT; GRASS; HABITAT SELECTION; MASS MORTALITY; RANGE SIZE; RARE SPECIES; RARITY; ROCKY SHORE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTATION; SNAIL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

MOLLUSCA; PATELLIDAE; SIPHONARIA CAPENSIS; SIPHONARIA COMPRESSA; SIPHONARIA CONCINNA; SIPHONARIA SERRATA; SIPHONARIIDAE; ZOSTERA CAPENSIS;

EID: 77958053146     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.3.4.992     Document Type: Article

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