Seasonal variations in the trophic relationship between the scyphomedusa Aurelia aurita s.l. and mesozooplankton in a eutrophic brackish-water lake, Japan

Plankton and Benthos Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-22

  Han, Chang Hoon ^a   Kawahara, Masato ^a   Uye, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aurelia aurita; Japan; Mesozooplankton; Predation impact; Seasonal occurrence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BRACKISH WATER; CRUSTACEAN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; INGESTION RATE; SALINE LAKE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

AURELIA AURITA; BIVALVIA; COPEPODA; HYDROIDA; OITHONA DAVISAE;

EID: 67049155645     PISSN: 18808247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.4.14     Document Type: Article

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