Feeding of the sparid fish Sarpa salpa in a seagrass ecosystem: Diet and carbon flux

Marine Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-297

  Havelange, S ^a   Lepoint, G ^a   Dauby, P ^a   Bouquegneau, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Posidonia oceanica; Sarpa salpa; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SALPA; SARPA SALPA; SPARIDAE; POSIDONIACEAE;

CARBON FLUX; FEEDING; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; GRAZING; SEAGRASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, GULF OF CALVI, REVELLATA BAY;

EID: 0031419606     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1997.tb00443.x     Document Type: Article

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