Relative importance of benthic microalgae, phytoplankton, and mangroves as sources of nutrition for penaeid prawns and other coastal invertebrates from Malaysia

Marine Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 595-606

  Newell, R I E ^a   Marshall, N ^a   Sasekumar, A ^b   Chong, V C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DETRITUS; DIET; MANGROVE; MANGROVE CREEKS; NUTRITION; PRAWN;

MALAYSIA;

DECAPODA; PARAPENAEOPSIS SCULPTILIS; PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS MERGUIENSIS;

EID: 0029414686     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00349238     Document Type: Article

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