Effects of different intertidal hard substrates on the recruitment of Crassostrea gigas

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: Carrasco, Mauro Fabián, Venerus, Leonardo Ariel, Weiler, Nilda Ester, Baron, Pedro Jose
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; PACIFIC OYSTER; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RECRUITMENT; SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; San Juan; Pacific; Argentina; Chubut; Carrasco; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/88930

Physical properties, distribution, and abundance of natural hard substrates are important variables modulating the potential distribution of sessile aquatic species. In this study, we analyze the effects of the geological origin of different rock types common in intertidal environments of Argentina...