Short-term response of deposit-feeders to an increase of the nutritive value of the sediment through seasons in an intertidal mudflat (Western Mediterranean, Italy)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Rossi, Francesca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deposit feeders; Field experiment; Intertidal; Macrofauna; Mediterranean; Sediment enrichment

Indexed keywords

DEPOSIT FEEDER; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEDIMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; CAPITATA; CAPITELLA; CAPITELLA CAPITATA; CAPITELLA CAPITULA; DESDEMONA ORNATA; ESDEMONA ORNATA; STREBLOSPIO; STREBLOSPIO SHRUBSOLII;

EID: 0037728716     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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