Feeding aggregations of sea stars (Asterias spp. and Henricia sanguinolenta) associated with sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) grazing fronts in Nova Scotia

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1175-1183

  Scheibling, Robert E ^a   Lauzon Guay, Jean Sébastien ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ECHINODERM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING PRESSURE; KELP FOREST; MACROPHYTE; MIGRATION; MOLLUSC; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SCAVENGER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALGAE; ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTEROIDEA; ECHINOIDEA; HENRICIA SANGUINOLENTA; INVERTEBRATA; LAMINARIALES; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 34248171368     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0562-3     Document Type: Article

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