Benthic Annelid Ecology
Perinais is a benthic annelid in a very diverse salt marsh community.
Our lab has been studying population dynamics, migration and other factors affecting worm abundance on intermediate scales.
Article in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Presentation at the 2003 Benthic Ecology Meeting
Kelaher BP, Levinton JS, Hoch JM*. Foraging by the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say), modulates spatial variation in benthic community structure. Benthic Ecology Meeting, 28-30 March 2003.
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