On the potential of fatty acids as trophic markers in Arctic grazers: Feeding experiments with sea urchins and amphipods fed nine diets of macroalgae

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 555-565

  Wessels, Hendrik ^a   Karsten, Ulf ^b   Wiencke, Christian ^c   Hagen, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic; Fatty acids; Grazer; Kongsfjorden; Macroalgae; Plant animal interactions; Trophic marker

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECHINODERM; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIPID; MACROALGA; RESOLUTION;

ARCTIC; KONGSFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; GAMMARELLUS HOMARI; GAMMARIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 84858004458     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1101-3     Document Type: Article

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