Commercially-cultured oysters (Crassostrea gigas) exert top-down control on intertidal pelagic resources in Willapa Bay, Washington, USA

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-39

  Wheat, Elizabeth ^a   Ruesink, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic Coupling; Crassostrea Gigas; Phytoplankton Depletion

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; FILTER FEEDER; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA; OYSTER CULTURE; PELAGIC FISHERY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SESTON; TIDAL FLAT; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

EID: 84877813064     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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