Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea as a potential source of organic matter for benthic consumers: Evidences from a stable isotope analysis

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1023-1029

  Casu, Daniela ^a   Ceccherelli, Giulia ^a   Sechi, Nicola ^a   Rumolo, Paola ^b   Sarà, Gianluca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caulerpa racemosa; Feeding habits; Food source; Stable isotope ratio; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOTOPIC RATIO; ORGANIC MATTER; SEAWEED; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; CERITHIUM; COROPHIUM SEXTONAE; GAMMARIDAE; GASTROPODA; POLYCHAETA; TYPOSYLLIS VARIEGATA;

EID: 72149118751     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-008-9223-6     Document Type: Article

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