Trophic relationships in an intertidal rockpool fish assemblage in the gulf of Cádiz (NE Atlantic)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 248-252

  Velasco, E M ^a   Gomez Cama M C ^a   Hernando, J A ^a   Soriguer, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Intertidal fishes; NE Atlantic; Rockpool; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANT RESOURCES; CO-OCCURRENCE; COASTAL HABITATS; DIETARY OVERLAP; FISH ASSEMBLAGES; FISH SPECIES; INTERTIDAL FISHES; TROPHIC COMPETITION; TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS;

ALGAE; CALCIUM; FISH; MEATS; NUTRITION;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; DEMERSAL FISH; DIETARY OVERLAP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH BIOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ROCK POOL; ROCKY SHORE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

ALGAE; CLINITRACHUS ARGENTATUS; CORYPHOBLENNIUS GALERITA; GOBIUS BUCCHICHI; GOBIUS COBITIS; GOBIUS PAGANELLUS; LEPADOGASTER; LEPADOGASTER LEPADOGASTER LEPADOGASTER; LEPADOGASTER PURPUREA; LIPOPHRYS CANEVAE; LIPOPHRYS PHOLIS; PARABLENNIUS INCOGNITUS; PARABLENNIUS SANGUINOLENTUS; PARALIPOPHRYS TRIGLOIDES; PISCES; SALARIA PAVO; SYMPHODUS ROISSALI; TRIPTERYGION DELAISI;

EID: 75949097421     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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