Organically selective movement and deposit-feeding in juvenile sea cucumber, Australostichopus mollis determined in situ and in the laboratory

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 409, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 315-323

  Slater, Matthew J ^a   Jeffs, Andrew G ^a   Sewell, Mary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aspidochirote; Grain size; Organic content; Sea cucumber; Sediment; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPOSIT FEEDER; DIET; ECHINODERM; GRAIN SIZE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; JUVENILE; LABORATORY METHOD; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALOSTICHOPUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 82555187978     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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