Non-linear density-dependent effects of an intertidal ecosystem engineer

Oecologia

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 531-541

  Harley, Christopher D G ^a,b   O'Riley, Jaclyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allogenic ecosystem engineering; Empty barnacle tests; Littorina plena; Nucella ostrina; Predation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRUSTACEAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERBIVORY; HUMIDITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATRIX; MICROHABITAT; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SNAIL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPOD; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE; THORACICA; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPODA; HUMIDITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; THORACICA; WATER MOVEMENTS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BALANUS GLANDULA; CHTHAMALUS DALLI; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA PLENA; NUCELLA OSTRINA; THORACICA;

EID: 79956009008     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1864-1     Document Type: Article

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