The trophic linkage between zooplankton and benthic suspension feeders: Direct evidence from analyses of bivalve faecal pellets

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 799-805

  Wai, Hing Wong ^b   Levinton, J S ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIVALVE; FECAL PELLET; FILTER FEEDER; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; LORICA; MYTILUS EDULIS; PERNA VIRIDIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 31844443888     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0096-0     Document Type: Article

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