Differences in trophic position among sympatric sea urchin species

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 291-297

  Vanderklift, Mathew A ^a,b   Kendrick, Gary A ^c   Smit, Albertus J ^c,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food webs; Interspecific relationships; Stable isotopes; Trophic structure; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; FOOD WEB; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CENTROSTEPHANUS TENUISPINUS; ECHINOIDEA; HELIOCIDARIS ERYTHROGRAMMA; PHYLLACANTHUS IRREGULARIS;

EID: 28844477920     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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