FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY IN THE ABUNDANCE OF THE COMMON PERIWINKLE LITTORINA LITTOREA (L.)

• Published in: Journal of Molluscan Studies
• Main Authors: CARLSON, ROSE L., SHULMAN, MYRA J., ELLIS, JULIE C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2006
• Subjects: Articles; Bare Rock; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/72/2/149; https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyi059

Although Littorina littorea (L.) exhibits a relatively consistent pattern of vertical distribution throughout the North Atlantic, ranging from the mid-intertidal to the shallow subtidal zone, its horizontal distribution and abundance are highly variable. In this study, we first described the snail&#...