Comparing rate and depth of feeding in benthic deposit-feeders: A test on two amphipods, Monoporeia affinis (Lindström) and Pontoporeia femorata Kröyer

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 109-121

  Byrén, Lars ^a   Ejdung, Gunilla ^a   Elmgren, Ragnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

14C assimilation; Baltic Sea; Deposit feeders; Feeding depth; Monoporeia affinis; Pontoporeia femorata

Indexed keywords

DEPOSIT FEEDER; DEPTH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE;

BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PONTOPOREIA FEMORATA; SKELETONEMA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 0037069916     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00441-0     Document Type: Article

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