Patterns of movement of the limpet Cellana tramoserica on rocky shores and retaining seawalls

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 281, Issue , 2004, Pages 121-129

  Bulleri, F ^a,b   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial structures; Cellana tramoserica; Intertidal; Limpets; Movement; Rocky shore; Seawall; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; DISPERSAL; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SEA WALL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY HARBOUR; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CELLANA; CELLANA TRAMOSERICA; GASTROPODA; NACELLIDAE; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 9644273798     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps281121     Document Type: Article

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