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Citation: Aitken, J.J. 1962 Experiments with populations of the limpet, Patella vulgata L.. Irish Naturalists' Journal 14: 12-15


Number of Pages: 4

Volume Part: 1

Keywords: Ecology, Fauna, Flora, Littoral, Marine, Mollusca, Population, Rock

Abstract: Paper describes a set of experiments to investigate the effects of denuding 1 metre square of open limpet covered rock and placing 100 limpets in a 1 metre square algal rich area of rock on the algal growth of that area. The methods and results are given in detail.