Selectivity of Idothea chelipes (Crustacea: Isopoda) grazing on benthic microalgae

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1622-1628

  Sommer, Ulrich ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DIATOM; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; PERIPHYTON;

AMPHIPLEURA RUTILANS; COCCOMEIS COSTATA; COCCONEIS COSTATA; FRAGILARIA TABULATA; IDOTHEA CHELIPES; ISOPODA; LICMOPHORA EHRENBERGII; LYNGBYA CONFERVOIDES; NAVICULA; SPIRULINA SUBSALSA; ULOTHRIX IMPLEXA;

EID: 0031411907     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.7.1622     Document Type: Article

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