Diet components in the food of Antarctic ascidians living at low levels of primary production

Antarctic Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Tatián, Marcos ^a   Sahade, Ricardo ^a   Esnal, Graciela B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthos; Seston; South Shetland Islands; Southern Ocean; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESUSPENSION;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; POTTER COVE; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CNEMIDOCARPA; CNEMIDOCARPA VERRUCOSA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 2942755968     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102004001890     Document Type: Article

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