Heterogeneous feeding in benthic suspension feeders: The natural diet and grazing rate of the temperate gorgonian Paramuricea clavata (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) over a year cycle

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 183, Issue , 1999, Pages 125-137

  Ribes, Marta ^a   Coma, Rafael ^a   Gili, Josep Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gorgonians; Grazing rate; Mediterranean Sea; Natural diet; Paramuricea clavata; Prey selection; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

DIET; GRAZING; INGESTION RATE; SEASONALITY;

MEDES ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

OCTOCORALLIA; PARAMURICEA CLAVATA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033529361     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps183125     Document Type: Article

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