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Habitat complexity and benthic predator-prey interactions in Chesapeake Bay

In Chesapeake Bay, the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria (thin-shelled, deep-burrowing) exhibits population declines when predators are active, and it persists at low densities. In contrast, the hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria (thick-shelled, shallow-burrowing) has a stable population and age distributio...

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Autores principales: Glaspie, Cassandra N., Seitz, Rochelle D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30289889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205162