Nitrogen excretion and absorption efficiencies of sardine Sardinops sagax fed phytoplankton and zooplankton diets

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 175, Issue , 1998, Pages 67-76

  Van Der Lingen, C D ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Absorption efficiency; Nitrogen excretion; Phytoplankton; Planktivorous fish; Sardinops sagax; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; DIET; FISH; NITROGEN; PLANKTON;

SARDINOPS SAGAX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032542221     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps175067     Document Type: Article

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