Mesograzers in Posidonia oceanica meadows: An update of data on gastropod-epiphyte-seagrass interactions

Botanica Marina

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 439-447

  Gacia, Esperança ^a   Costalago, David ^b   Prado, Patricia ^a   Piorno, Diana ^a   Tomas, Fiona ^c  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b Centro Mediterráneo de Investigaciones Marinas y Ambientales   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epiphytes; Gastropods; Grazing; Nutrients; Posidonia oceanica; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EPIPHYTE; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LABORATORY METHOD; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BITTIUM RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; JUJUBINUS STRIATUS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 71749111303     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2009.054     Document Type: Article

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