Uptake of phytodetritus by meiobenthos using 13C labelled diatoms and Phaeocystis in two contrasting sediments from the North Sea

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 362, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Franco, M A ^a,c   Soetaert, K ^b   Costa, M J ^c   Vincx, M ^a   Vanaverbeke, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

13C; Labelling experiment; Nematodes; North Sea; Phaeocystis; Skeletonema costatum

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIATOM; LIFE HISTORY; NEMATODE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTODETRITUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; ENOPLOIDES; HAPTOPHYCEAE; NEMATODA; PHAEOCYSTIS; RICHTERSIA; SABATIERIA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 46649111289     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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