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Temperature of limpets in the rocky intertidal zone:Effects of caging and substratum
Author(s) -
Hayworth Anita M.,
Quinn James F.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1990.35.4.0967
Subject(s) - intertidal zone , intertidal ecology , ecology , gastropoda , biology , environmental science
Depending on weather, temperatures ( T e ) of intertidal limpets ( Collisella scabra ) were decreased as much as 4°C by the types of cages used in ecological studies in the rocky intertidal zone. The cages blocked 60–80% of incident solar radiation. Differences in substratum may have larger effects on T e , however, than those introduced by cages.