Interactions between two closely related phytal harpacticoid copepods, asymmetric positive and negative effects

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-227

  Arroyo, Nina Larissa ^a   Aarnio, Katri ^a   Ólafsson, Emil ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Faecal pellets; Harpacticoids; Indirect effects; M. aestuari; M. rapiens

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; ALLOPATRY; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CRUSTACEAN; FOOD; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESOURCE USE; SEAWEED; SYMPATRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA; MESOCHRA RAPIENS; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 33846189757     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.032     Document Type: Article

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