The Ulva connection: Marine algae subsidize terrestrial predators in coastal Peru

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-86

  Catenazzi, Alessandro ^a   A Donnelly, Maureen ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DESERT; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE RESOURCE; PREDATOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CHLOROPHYTA; COLEOPTERA; GEKKONIDAE; SCORPIONES; TENEBRIONIDAE; ULVA;

EID: 33846192393     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.15230.x     Document Type: Article

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