Feeding ecology of Central Baltic sprat Sprattus sprattus larvae in relation to zooplankton dynamics: Implications for survival

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 342, Issue , 2007, Pages 277-289

  Dickmann, Miriam ^a   Möllmann, Christian ^b,c   Voss, Rüdiger ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Feeding ecology; Larval sprat; Selective feeding; Survival; Trophic niche breadth

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BODY SIZE; CLUPEOID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; LARVA; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SURVIVAL;

ACARTIA; CENTROPAGES HAMATUS; COPEPODA; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS BALTICUS; TEMORA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 34548143421     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps342277     Document Type: Article

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