Different responses of two common Arctic macrobenthic species (Macoma balthica and Monoporeia affinis) to phytoplankton and ice algae: Will climate change impacts be species specific?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 376, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-121

  Sun, Ming Yi ^a   Clough, Lisa M ^b   Carroll, Michael L ^c   Dai, Jihong ^a   Ambrose Jr , William G ^c,d   Lopez, Glenn R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Polar Environmental Centre   (Norway)

^d BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound specific 13C values; Fatty acids; Feeding behavior; Ice algae; Macrobenthos; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIVALVE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CRUSTACEAN; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; MACROBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE;

ALASKA; KOTZEBUE SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MONOPOREIA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS;

EID: 67650601769     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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