Individual variability in trophic position and diet of a marine omnivore is linked to kelp bed habitat

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 443, Issue , 2011, Pages 129-139

  Jack, Lucy ^a   Wing, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Food web; Jasus edwardsii; Kelp forest; Omnivory; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FOOD WEB; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; KELP FOREST; LOBSTER; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METAPOPULATION; MODEL TEST; MUSCLE; NICHE BREADTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OMNIVORY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; RESOURCE USE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STATUS;

FIORDLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

ECKLONIA RADIATA; JASUS EDWARDSII; LOBSTER; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 84555205584     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09468     Document Type: Article

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