The negative correlation between the abundances of the amphipod Pontoporeia and the bivalve Macoma in Baltic waters, and the factors involved
Segerstråle, S.G. (1978). The negative correlation between the abundances of the amphipod Pontoporeia and the bivalve Macoma in Baltic waters, and the factors involved. Ann. Zool. Fenn. 15(2): 143-145
In: Annales Zoologici Fennici. Akateeminen Kirjakauppa: Helsinki. ISSN 0003-455X; e-ISSN 1797-2450, more
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Abundance
Interspecific relationships
Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Macoma Leach, 1819 [WoRMS]; Pontoporeia Kohlm., 1963 [WoRMS]; Pontoporeia affinis Lindström, 1855 [WoRMS]; Pontoporeia femorata Krøyer, 1842 [WoRMS]
Brackish water |
| Abstract |
In the northern Baltic a negative correlation has repeatedly been observed between the abundances of Pontoporeia (P. Affinis and P. Femorata) and Macoma baltica. The various views on the factors involved are discussed and predation on young Macoma by Pontoporeia, doubted in a recent paper by Ankar, is considered to offer the most likely explanation. |
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