Fine-scale spatial distribution of the temperate infaunal bivalve Tapes (=Ruditapes) philippinarum (Adams and Reeve) on fished and unfished intertidal mudflats

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 457, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-134

  Beninger, Peter G ^a   Boldina, Inna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Fractal; Mudflat; Ruditapes; Spatial distribution; Tapes

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; AUTOCORRELATION; BIVALVE; FISHING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MUDFLAT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WADER;

EID: 84899673521     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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