Effects of the invasive red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) on soft-bottom fauna in Varangerfjorden, northern Norway

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 467-479

  Oug, Eivind ^a   Cochrane, Sabine K J ^a   Sundet, Jan H ^b   Norling, Karl ^a   Nilsson, Hans C ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benthos; Ecosystem implications; Predation; Red king crab; Sedimentary environment

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOACTIVITY; BIVALVE; CRAB; ECHINODERM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EPIFAUNA; HABITAT QUALITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLYCHAETE; PREDATION; REWORKING; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SURFACE LAYER;

FINNMARK; NORWAY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); VARANGERFJORDEN;

BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINODERMATA; LIMULUS; PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICUS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 80051942666     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-010-0068-6     Document Type: Article

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