The role of the invasive bivalve Ensis directus as food source for fish and birds in the Dutch coastal zone

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 116-128

  Tulp, Ingrid ^a   Craeymeersch, Johan ^a   Leopold, Mardik ^a   van Damme, Cindy ^a   Fey, Frouke ^a   Verdaat, Hans ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Common scoter; Diets; Eider; Invasive species; Marine birds; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

BALLAST WATER; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; SEABIRD; TROPHIC LEVEL; WADER; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMAN BIGHT; NETHERLANDS; NORTH SEA; SOUTH HOLLAND; VOORDELTA; WADDEN SEA;

ANAS; AVES; BIVALVIA; CORVIDA; ENSIS DIRECTUS; PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; SCOLOPACIDAE; SOLENIDAE;

EID: 78049397672     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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