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 2005
• Subjects: Article; Bare Rock; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/eyi059v1; 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&#...