Interspecific Competition between Tetrachthamalus oblitteratus and Tetraclita squamosa

Yair Achituv

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Abstract

Abstract. Direct evidence for interspecific competition between Tetrachthamalus oblitteratus and Tetraclita squamosa is provided. Tetrachthamalus oblitteratus is smothered and eliminated from the main midlittoral zone by encrusting Tetraclita. The disjunct distribution of Tetrachthamalus can be explained by elimination through competitive exclusion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-244
Number of pages4
JournalMarine Ecology
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1981

Keywords

  • Cirripedia
  • Red Sea
  • interspecific competition

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