Influence of nutrients in the feeding ecology of seagrass (Posidonia oceanica L.) consumers: A stable isotopes approach

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 715-724

  Prado, Patricia ^a   Alcoverro, Teresa ^b   Romero, Javier ^c  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; ECHINODERM; EPIPHYTE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MACROALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PERCIFORM; SEAGRASS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIACEA; BRYOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; HYDROZOA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SARPA SALPA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 77952090421     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1355-2     Document Type: Article

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