Community level impacts of Maoricolpus roseus on the function of native soft sediment assemblages
The impact of the introduced New Zealand screw shell, Maoricolpus roseus, were assessed using a cageing experiment in SE Tasmania (Bligh Point, D'Entrecasteaux Channel). Three treatments consisted of different substratum type (live, dead and empty shells, and dead shells with 50% occupancy by hermit crabs); which were crossed with 2 levels of screwshell density (high and low). Treatment groups were artificially maintained for 20 months before metabolic chambers were used to quantify the community metabolism of different treatment groups.
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| Temporal extent | 2005-12-01 – 2007-08-31 |
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| Date (creation) | 2008-09-05 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | notPlanned |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | The data described in this record are the intellectual property of A. Reid. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |