Trophic ecology of juvenile flatfish in a coastal nursery ground: Contributions of intertidal primary production and freshwater particulate organic matter

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 449, Issue , 2012, Pages 221-232

  Kostecki, C ^a   Roussel, J M ^b   Desroy, N ^c   Roussel, G ^a   Lanshere, J ^a   Le Bris, H ^a   Le Pape, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b Ecology and Ecosystem Health   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic food eb; Coastal nursery ground; Juvenile flatfish; Microphytobenthos; Organic matter origin

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FLATFISH; FOOD SUPPLY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; JUVENILE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NURSERY GROUND; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

WESTERN EUROPE;

PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 84858146847     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09563     Document Type: Article

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