Seagrass selection by omnivorous and herbivorous consumers: Determining factors

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 429, Issue , 2011, Pages 45-55

  Prado, Patricia ^a   Heck Jr , Kenneth L ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding decision; Fish; Nutritional quality; Plant structure; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ECHINODERM; ENERGY FLUX; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORE; LIPID; MORPHOLOGY; OMNIVORY; ORGANIC MATTER; PERCIFORM; PROTEIN; SEAGRASS; VASCULAR PLANT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ECHINOIDEA; HALODULE WRIGHTII; LAGODON; LAGODON RHOMBOIDES; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; NICHOLSINA USTA; SCARIDAE; STEPHANOLEPIS HISPIDUS; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79956105096     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09076     Document Type: Article

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