Assessing the trophic link between seagrass habitats and piscivorous fishes

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-131

  Hindell, Jeremy S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Marine and Freshwater Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon; Diet analysis; Habitat links; Nitrogen; Piscivory; Prey; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISH; PISCIVORE; SEAGRASS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PORT PHILLIP BAY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ARRIPIS TRUTTACEA; HALOPHILA; KESTRATHERINA ESOX; MEUSCHENIA FREYCINETI; MONACANTHIDAE; PISCES; PLATYCEPHALUS LAEVIGATUS; PLATYCEPHALUS SPECULATOR; PSEUDOCARANX DENTEX; STIGMATOPORA ARGUS; SYNGNATHIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 30944435416     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05082     Document Type: Article

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