Food patch size, food concentration and grazing efficiency of the harpacticoid Paramphiascella fulvofasciata (Crustacea, Copepoda)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 343, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-216

  De Troch, Marleen ^a   Grego, Mateja ^b   Chepurnov, Victor A ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Copepods; Food concentration; Grazing

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRUSTACEAN; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DIATOM; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GRAZING; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PATCHINESS; PREY AVAILABILITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; HARPACTICOIDA; PARAMPHIASCELLA FULVOFASCIATA; SEMINAVIS;

EID: 33947190938     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.022     Document Type: Article

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