Competition and niche segregation following the arrival of Hemigrapsus takanoi in the formerly Carcinus maenas dominated Dutch delta

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-136

  van den Brink, A M ^a   Wijnhoven, S ^b   McLay, C L ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Competition; Crabs; Delta; Hemigrapsus; Niche Segregation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; CRAB; DELTA; MORTALITY; NICHE OVERLAP; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE;

NETHERLANDS; OOSTERSCHELDE; ZEELAND;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEMIGRAPSUS; HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS; OSTREIDAE; PORTUNIDAE; VARUNIDAE;

EID: 84864524188     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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