Coral suspension feeding on fine particulate matter

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-106

  Anthony, Kenneth R N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Functional response; Hermatypic coral; Heterotrophy; Ingestion; Particulate matter; Scleractinia; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

CORAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASHORE; TISSUE GROWTH; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0032904517     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00099-9     Document Type: Article

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