Near infrared spectroscopy as a rapid and inexpensive means of dietary analysis for a marine herbivore, dugong Dugong dugon

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 257, Issue , 2003, Pages 259-266

  André, Jessica ^a   Lawler, Ivan R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary analysis; Dugong; Herbivory; Near infrared spectroscopy; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

DIET; HERBIVORY; NEAR INFRARED; SEAGRASS; SIRENIAN; SPECTROSCOPY;

CYMODOCEA; DUGONG DUGON; HALOPHILA; MAMMALIA; SIRENIA; SYRINGODIUM; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041854420     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps257259     Document Type: Article

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