Filter-feeding ascidians (Ciona intestinalis) in a shallow cove: Implications of hydrodynamics for grazing impact

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-300

  Riisgård, Hans Ulrik ^a   Jürgensen, Garsten ^b   Clausen, Torben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

benthic filter feeding; benthic pelagic coupling; density driven currents; population grazing impact

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARGYROSOMUS REGIUS; ASCIDIACEA; CIONA INTESTINALIS;

WATER;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; FILTER FEEDERS; FILTER FEEDING; GRAZING IMPACT; HYDRODYNAMICS; SHALLOW COVE;

ASCIDIACEA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DENMARK; DENSITY; FEEDING; FILTER; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD; GRAZING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION; THICKNESS;

DENMARK, KERTINGE NOR;

EID: 0030304831     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(96)90756-X     Document Type: Article

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