Trophic significance of the kelp Laminaria digitata (Lamour.) for the associated food web: a between-sites comparison

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 565-572

  Schaal, Gauthier ^a,b   Riera, Pascal ^a,b   Leroux, Cédric ^a,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BROWN ALGA; FEEDING MECHANISM; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA DIGITATA;

EID: 70449525151     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.09.027     Document Type: Article

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