Estimates of carbon turnover rates in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) using stable isotope analysis: The role of metabolism and growth

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 457, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-112

  Sun, Zhen Long ^a   Gao, Qin Feng ^a   Dong, Shuang Lin ^a   Shin, Paul K S ^b   Wang, Fang ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka); Carbon turnover; Metabolism; Sea cucumber; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CARBON; ECHINODERM; GROWTH RATE; INGESTION RATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 84862749363     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09760     Document Type: Article

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