Does transported seagrass provide an important trophic link in unvegetated, nearshore areas?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 633-643

  Hyndes, Glenn A ^a   Lavery, Paul S ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolis; Australia; Detritus; Dietary analysis; Fish community; Posidonia; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; AMPHIBOLIS; AMPHIPODA; CHLOROPHYTA; COPEPODA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; POLYCHAETA; POSIDONIA;

EID: 19544365591     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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