Is kelp detritus a good food for suspension feeders? Effects of kelp species, age and secondary metabolites

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 489-495

  Duggins, D O ^a   Eckman, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; FILTER FEEDERS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

AGARUM FIMBRIATUM; ALARIA MARGINATA; BIVALVIA; LAMINARIA GROENLANDICA; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; POLYCHAETA; PSEUDOCHITONOPOMA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0030609585     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050115     Document Type: Article

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