Trophic plasticity of the gastropod Hydrobia ulvae within an intertidal bay (Roscoff, France): A stable isotope evidence

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-83

  Riera, P ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Detritus; Hydrobia Ulvae; Purple Bacteria; Stable Isotopes; Trophic Plasticity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DETRITUS; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GASTROPOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MARSH; PHYTOBENTHOS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINISTERE; FRANCE; ROSCOFF ABER BAY; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPARTINA MARITIMA; ULVA;

EID: 71649103127     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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