In situ feeding physiology and grazing impact of the appendicularian community in temperate waters

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 252, Issue , 2003, Pages 125-141

  López Urrutia, Ángel ^a   Irigoien, Xabier ^b,c   Acuña, José Luis ^a   Harris, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Technol Inst for Fish and Food   (Spain)

Author keywords

Appendicularian; Feeding; Fritillaria; Grazing; Gut content; Oikopleura; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FEEDING MECHANISM; GRAZING; STOMACH CONTENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

APPENDICULARIA; APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); OIKOPLEURA; OIKOPLEURA FUSIFORMIS; OIKOPLEURA LONGICAUDA;

EID: 17344378466     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps252125     Document Type: Article

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