Contrasting effects of ecosystem engineering by the cordgrass Spartina maritima and the sandprawn Callianassa kraussi in a marine-dominated lagoon

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-176

  Pillay, D ^a   Branch, G M ^a   Dawson, J ^a   Henry, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chl a; Habitat heterogeneity; Intertidal; Macrofauna; Penetrability; Saltmarsh

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRASS; HETEROGENEITY; LAGOON; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALTMARSH; SPECIES RICHNESS;

LANGEBAAN LAGOON; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ANIMALIA; CALLIANASSA; CALLIANASSA KRAUSSI; SPARTINA; SPARTINA MARITIMA;

EID: 78650691641     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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