Associations in ephemeral systems: The lack of trophic relationships between sandhoppers and beach wrack

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 426, Issue , 2011, Pages 253-262

  Porri, Francesca ^a   Hill, Jaclyn M ^a   McQuaid, Christopher D ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allochthonous resources; Diet; Sandy beaches; Stable isotopes; Talorchestia capensis; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONY; AMPHIPOD; BACTERIUM; BEACH; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MACROPHYTE; PERSISTENCE; SAND; SEAGRASS; SHELTER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; WOOD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AMPHIPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TALORCHESTIA CAPENSIS;

EID: 79953191465     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08951     Document Type: Article

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