Environmental stress and parasitism as drivers of population dynamics of Mesodesma donacium at its northern biogeographic range

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 823-833

  Riascos, José M ^a   Heilmayer, Olaf ^b   Oliva, Marcelo E ^a   Laudien, Jürgen ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

environmental effects; parasites; population dynamics; sandy beaches; South America; species distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEACH; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOTIC FACTOR; BIVALVE; BODY MASS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECUNDITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; PARASITISM; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WAVE ACTION;

CHILE; PERU;

BIVALVIA; MESODESMA DONACIUM; POLYDORA BIOCCIPITALIS;

EID: 79954501986     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr026     Document Type: Article

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