Size-specific predation by dominant consumers maintains a 'trophic cul-de-sac'

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 354, Issue , 2008, Pages 75-83

  Bishop, Melanie J ^a   Cole, Matthew R ^a   Taylor, Skye L ^a   Wilkie, Emma M ^a   Kelaher, Brendan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detritus based food web; Naticid; Predation; Pyrazus ebeninus; Trophic cul de sac

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CONSPECIFIC; DETRITIVORY; DOMINANCE; FOOD WEB; MANGROVE; MORTALITY; MUDFLAT; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE EFFECT; SNAIL;

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; CONUBER; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELASMOBRANCHII; GASTROPODA; NATICIDAE; PYRAZUS EBENINUS;

EID: 40149110362     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07219     Document Type: Article

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