Food web analysis in intertidal Zostera marina and Zostera noltii communities in winter and summer

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-175

  Ouisse, Vincent ^a   Riera, Pascal ^a   Migné, Aline ^a   Leroux, Cédric ^a,b   Davoult, Dominique ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CARNIVORY; DEPOSIT FEEDER; DETRITUS; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; OMNIVORY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PREDATOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 84855190766     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1796-2     Document Type: Article

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