Intertidal bare mudflats subsidize subtidal production through outwelling of benthic microalgae

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-143

  Yoshino, Kenji ^a   Tsugeki, Narumi K ^b   Amano, Yoshimasa ^c   Hayami, Yuichi ^a   Hamaoka, Hideki ^d   Omori, Koji ^d  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ariake Bay; Benthic microalgae; Intertidal mudflat; Japan; Kyushu; Stable isotopes; Trophic subsidy

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD WEB; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MICROALGA; MUDFLAT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARIAKE BAY; JAPAN; KYUSHU;

EID: 84864382422     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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