Prey choice and habitat use of people exploiting intertidal resources

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 238-252

  De Boer, W F ^a,b,d   Blijdenstein, A F ^b   Longamane, F ^c  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Forestry and Wildlife ^*  (Mozambique)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Diet choice; Efficiency; Profitability; Species composition; Value

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; TIDES;

OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY;

OCEAN HABITATS;

DIET; HABITAT USE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PREY CAPTURE; RESOURCE SELECTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; FEMALE; FORAGING; GASTROPOD; HUMAN; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MOZAMBIQUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREY; SHELLFISH; SHRIMP; SPECIES HABITAT;

MOZAMBIQUE;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FRAXINUS; GASTROPODA; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 0036618396     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892902000140     Document Type: Article

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