Macrobenthic community response to the Marenzelleria viridis (Polychaeta) invasion of a Danish estuary

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 461, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-94

  Delefosse, Matthieu ^a   Banta, Gary T ^b   Canal Vergés, Paula ^a,c   Penha Lopes, Gil ^a,d   Quintana, Cintia O ^a   Valdemarsen, Thomas ^a   Kristensen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c DHI   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arenicola marina; Benthic communities; Biological interactions; Invasive species; Marenzelleria viridis; Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor; Polychaetes; Regime shift

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION SIZE; REFUGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

DENMARK; FYN; ODENSE FJORD; SYDDANMARK;

EID: 84864874092     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09821     Document Type: Article

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