Weak meiofaunal trophic linkages in Crangon crangon and Carcinus maenus

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 274-283

  Feller, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenus; Crangon crangon; Epibenthos; Feeding; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; UK

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEIOFAUNA; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ABERDEENSHIRE; CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LYNHER ESTUARY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; YTHAN ESTUARY;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CARCINUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; COPEPODA; CRANGON; CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HARPACTICOIDA; NEMATODA;

EID: 32944456308     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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