Are diatoms a food source for Antarctic sponges?

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Cerrano, C ^a   Calcinai, B ^b   Cucchiari, E ^b   Di Camillo, C ^b   Nigro, M ^c   Regoli, F ^b   Sara A ^a   Schiaparelli, S ^a   Totti, C ^b   Bavestrello, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Chlorophaeopigments; Diatoms; Endobionthic relationships; Sponges; Trophic resources

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SEASONALITY; SPONGE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DENDRILLA; FRAGILARIOPSIS; FRAGILARIOPSIS CURTA; HALICLONA; HOMAXINELLA; KIRKPATRICKIA; PENICILLATA; PORIFERA; SUBERITES; SUBERITES MONTINIGER;

EID: 3042798439     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540310001629198     Document Type: Article

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