A review of the biology, ecology and potential use of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller) (Annelida: Polychaeta)

@article{Scaps2004ARO,
  title={A review of the biology, ecology and potential use of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (O.F. M{\"u}ller) (Annelida: Polychaeta)},
  author={Patrick Scaps},
  journal={Hydrobiologia},
  year={2004},
  volume={470},
  pages={203-218}
}
  • P. Scaps
  • Published 1 February 2002
  • Environmental Science, Biology
  • Hydrobiologia
AbstractThe common ragworm Hediste diversicolor inhabits the shallow marine and brackish waters in the North Temperate Zone of the Atlantic. [] Key Result In addition, inter-population morphological, biochemical and physiological differences have been noticed in individuals from different areas and different environmental conditions in the same areas and could be related to the limited dispersal capacity of the species. H. diversicolor interacts with its environment. The construction of burrows by…
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Experimental evidence of uncertain future of the keystone ragworm Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) under climate change conditions.

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Phylogeography and cryptic introduction of the ragworm Hediste diversicolor (Annelida, Nereididae) in the Northwest Atlantic

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Effect of three diets on the growth and fatty acid profile of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776)

Filter-feeding behavior of three Asian Hediste species (Polychaeta : Nereididae)

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