Organic matter processing by the shrimp Palaemonetes sp.: Isotopic and elemental effects

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 20-24

  Landrum, Jason P ^a   Montoya, Joseph P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Feces; Isotope; Nitrogen; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLONIZATION; CRUSTACEAN; FECAL PELLET; FEEDING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; RECYCLING; SEAWATER;

COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PALAEMONETES;

EID: 70350031596     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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