The effect of sewage discharge on Melarhaphe neritoides (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) population dynamics

The discharges of sewage effluent treatment plants has a major impact on coastal communities. In our study area (western coast of Portugal) Melarhaphe neritoides (L. 1758) is the dominant high-shore gastropod. Two populations of M. neritoides were studied in order to understand the impact of sewage...

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Published in:	Scientia Marina
Main Authors:	Joana Cabral-Oliveira, Paulo Maranhão, Miguel Ângelo Pardal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009-06-01
Subjects:	melarhaphe neritoides abundance biomass secondary production sewage nutrient enrichment rocky shore
Online Access:	http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1059