Interdependence of food and space limitation of a benthic suspension feeder: consequences for self-thinning relationships

We test the idea that competition for space and food in benthic suspension feeders is interdependent. Experimental evidence in support of this concept has been presented only for bryozoans. We present an experimental rejection of the hypothesis of the independence of food and space as factors limiti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 1992, Vol.83 (1), p.55-62
Hauptverfasser:	Fréchette, Marcel, Aitken, Alec E., Pagé, Lucie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Average linear density Ecological competition Food Food availability Food consumption Ligaments Marine Marine ecology Mussels Mytilus edulis Population density Population ecology
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