Size-dependent distribution and feeding habits of Terebralia palustris in mangrove habitats of Gazi Bay, Kenya

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 797-808

  Pape, Ellen ^a   Muthumbi, Agnes ^b   Kamanu, Chomba Peter ^c   Vanreusel, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c Jomo Kenyetta University   (Kenya)

Author keywords

cages; Kenya, Gazi Bay; mangroves; meiobenthos; microphytobenthos; sediment; stable isotopes; Terebralia palustris

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; DIATOM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; MICROALGA; MUDFLAT; ORGANIC CARBON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNAIL;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; GAZI BAY; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; GASTROPODA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA ALBA; TEREBRALIA PALUSTRIS;

EID: 38749141048     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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