Fatty acids tracers for native and invasive macroalgae in an experimental food web

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 391, Issue , 2009, Pages 53-63

  Kelly, Jennifer R ^a   Scheibling, Robert E ^a   Iverson, Sara J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crab; Dietary tracer; Fatty acid; Food web; Invasive species; Macroalgae; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; CRAB; ECHINODERM; FATTY ACID; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; KELP FOREST; MACROALGA; NATIVE SPECIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TRACER; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

ALGAE; CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCRIDAE; CARCINUS MAENAS; CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM FRAGILE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDEA; SACCHARINA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 70349771524     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08234     Document Type: Article

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