The occurrence of benthic scavengers and their consumption at tuna farms off Port Lincoln, South Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 110-117

  Svane, Ib ^a   Barnett, Jeremy ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumption; Scavengers; Tuna farm

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLUPEOID; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INGESTION RATE; ISOPOD; PERCIFORM; SCAVENGER; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PORT LINCOLN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIPODA; BALISTIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; ISOPODA; NATATOLANA WOODJONESI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SARDINOPS SAGAX; SCOMBRIDAE; THAMNACONUS; THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 49549093381     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.028     Document Type: Article

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