Sea anemones as secondary consumers on rocky shores in the South-Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 629-644

  Kruger, L M ^a   Griffiths, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Consumption rate; Diet; Sea anemone; South africa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSUMER; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ROCKY SHORE; SEA ANEMONE;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE;

ACTINIA EQUINA; ACTINIARIA; AMPHIPODA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOPLEURA MICHAELSENI; ANTHOPOLEURA MICHAELSENI; ANTHOTHOE STIMPSONI; ANTHPOTHOE STIMPSONI; BIVALVIA; BUNODACTIS; BUNODACTIS REYNAUDI; BUNODOSOMA CAPENSIS; BUNOFACTIS REYNAUDI; CIRRIPEDIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; POLYCHAETA; PSEUDACTINIA FLAGELLIFERA; PSEUDACTINIA VARIA; PSEUDACTTINIA FLAGELLIFERA;

EID: 0031861931     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939800770331     Document Type: Article

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