Laboratory experiments on the effects of variable suspended sediment concentrations on the ecophysiology of the porcelain crab Petrolisthes elongatus (Milne Edwards, 1837)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 344, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-192

  Steger, Kate K ^a   Gardner, Jonathan P A ^a  

^a Victoria Urdversity of Wellington   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Net energy budget; Petrolisthes elongatus; Porcelain crab; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOENERGETICS; BODY SIZE; CLEARANCE RATE; COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD LIMITATION; LABORATORY METHOD; OXYGEN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PETROLISTHES ELONGATUS; PORCELLANIDAE;

EID: 33947412724     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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