Differences in relative abundance and size structure of the sea stars Pisaster ochraceus and Evasterias troschelii among habitat types in Puget Sound, Washington, USA

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 853-865

  Rogers, Tanya L ^a,b   Elliott, Joel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COMPLEXITY; ECHINODERM; HABITAT TYPE; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROCKY SHORE; SIZE STRUCTURE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ASTEROIDEA; EVASTERIAS TROSCHELII; PISASTER OCHRACEUS;

EID: 84875376577     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2139-7     Document Type: Article

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