Modelling the feeding rate of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus nudus (A. Agassiz) on kelp

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-127

  Kawamata, Shigeru ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feeding rate; Kelp; Modelling; Non linear regression analysis; Sea urchin; Strongylocentrotus nudus

Indexed keywords

FUCUS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; SEA URCHIN; SEASON; WATER TEMPERATURE;

STRONGYLOCENTROTUS NUDUS; ECHINOIDEA; EISENIA BICYCLIS; LAMINARIA; STRONGYLOCENTRUS NUDUS; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

CONSUMPTION RATE; FEEDING; FEEDING MODEL; FEEDING RATE; KELP; MODELLING; SEA URCHIN;

EID: 0031585827     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02707-4     Document Type: Article

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