Benthic competition and population dynamics of Monoporeia affinis and Marenzelleria sp. in the northern Baltic Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-53

  Eriksson Wiklund, A K ^a   Andersson, A ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Competition; Polychaete; Shift

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DOMINANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF BOTHNIA;

EID: 84900005601     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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