Seasonal utilization of different seston carbon sources by the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn) in a mid-Atlantic salt marsh

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-91

  Kreeger, Daniel A ^a   Newell, Roger I E ^b  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon; Detritus; Flagellates; Geukensia demissa; Microalgae; Mussel; Nutrition; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14;

CARBON; DIET; SALTMARSH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SESTON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOLOGY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0035978434     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00242-8     Document Type: Article

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