Exploring interactions among intertidal macrozoobenthos of the Dutch Wadden Sea using population growth models

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-319

  Williams, I D ^a,b   Van Der Meer, J ^a   Dekker, R ^a   Beukema, J J ^a   Holmes, S P ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactions; Intertidal; Macrozoobenthos; Models; Population dynamics; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WADDEN SEA; WORLD;

ARENICOLA; ARENICOLA MARINA; BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA; NEPHTYS; NEPHTYS HOMBERGII;

EID: 7944221256     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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