Trophic interactions between benthic copepods and algal assemblages: A laboratory study

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 890-903

  Caramujo, Maria José ^a,b   Van Der Grinten, Esther ^a   Admiraal, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Attheyella trispinosa; Bryocamptus minutus; Cyanobacteria; Diatoms; Feeding biology; Harpacticoid

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; GRAZING; MEIOFAUNA; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ALGAE; ATTHEYELLA TRISPINOSA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRYOCAMPTUS MINUTUS; COPEPODA; CYANOBACTERIA; HARPACTICOIDA; LEPTOLYNGBYA FOVEOLARUM; NITZSCHIA PERMINUTA;

EID: 24344492022     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/05-019.1     Document Type: Article

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