Predation effect of three fish species and a shrimp on macrobenthos and meiobenthos in microcosms

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 277-293

  Service, Susan K ^a   Feller, Robert J ^b   Coull, Bruce C ^a   Woods, Roberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

benthos; epibenthic predation; estuaries; microcosm experiments; South Carolina coast

Indexed keywords

COPEPOD; MACROBENTHOS; MEIOBENTHOS; MULLET; MUMMICHOG; POLYCHAETE; PREDATION; SHRIMP; SPOT; WHITE SHRIMP;

CAPITELLIDAE; ENHYDROSOMA PROPINQUUM; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; MUGIL CEPHALUS; PENAEUS SETIFERUS; STREBLOSPIO BENEDICTI;

EID: 0026527032     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(05)80084-8     Document Type: Article

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