Consumption of fisheries discards by benthic scavengers: Utilization of energy subsidies in different marine habitats

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 884-896

  Ramsay, Kirsten ^a,b   Kaiser, Michel J ^b   Moore, P Geoffrey ^c   Hughes, Roger N ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrion; Habitat differences; Irish Sea; Scavenger activity

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CARRION; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FISHERY DISCARD; FISHERY DISCARDS; SCAVENGER; SCAVENGERS;

IRISH SEA;

AMPHIPODA; ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTEROIDEA; BUCCINUM UNDATUM; CANCER PAGURUS; CANCER PAHURUS; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; ISOPODA; LETHRINIDAE; LIOCARCINUS; NANUS; ORCHOMENE; ORCHOMENE NANUS; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 0030776567     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/6004     Document Type: Article

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