In situ feeding rates and grazing impact of Mesopodopsis africana O. Tattersall in the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Carrasco, Nicola K ^a   Perissinotto, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Feeding; Grazing impact; Mesopodopsis africana; Salinity; St Lucia Estuary; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRESHWATER; GRAZING; INGESTION RATE; MICROALGA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SAINT LUCIA ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA;

MESOPODOPSIS AFRICANA; MYSIDA;

EID: 78249247420     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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