Effects of live and post-mortem shell structures of invasive Pacific oysters and native blue mussels on macrofauna and fish

@article{Norling2015EffectsOL,
  title={Effects of live and post-mortem shell structures of invasive Pacific oysters and native blue mussels on macrofauna and fish},
  author={Pia Norling and Mats Lindegarth and Susanne Lindegarth and {\AA}sa Strand},
  journal={Marine Ecology Progress Series},
  year={2015},
  volume={518},
  pages={123-138}
}
Blue mussels Mytilus edulis and the invasive Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas are both ecosystem engineering species which modify the environment, thus having large effects on associated species. With the introduction of the Pacific oyster, a new biogenic structure has been added to subtidal sediment habitats in Scandinavia. By conducting a field experiment, the effects of live and post-mortem shell structures of C. gigas and M. edulis on associated infauna, epiben- thic fauna and fish on the… 
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