Food partitioning of leaf-eating mangrove crabs (Sesarminae): Experimental and stable isotope (13C and 15N) evidence

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-590

  Kristensen, Ditte K ^a   Kristensen, Erik ^a   Mangion, Perrine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

food source; mangrove; mixing model; Sesarmid crab; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CRAB; DIET; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH RATE; MANGROVE; MEAT; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NEOEPISESARMA VERSICOLOR; SCYLLA; SESARMIDAE;

EID: 77951025891     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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