Trophic importance of epiphytic algae in subtropical seagrass beds: Evidence from multiple stable isotope analyses

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 215, Issue , 2001, Pages 93-106

  Moncreiff, C A ^a   Sullivan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Food web; Multiple stable isotope analyses; Seagrass; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

ALGA; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEAGRASS;

GULF OF MEXICO;

HALODULE WRIGHTII;

EID: 0035978273     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps215093     Document Type: Article

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