Functional responses of the intertidal amphipod Echinogammarus marinus: Effects of prey supply, model selection and habitat complexity

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 468, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-202

  Alexander, Mhairi E ^a   Dick, Jaimie T A ^a   O'Connor, Nessa E ^a   Haddaway, Neal R ^b   Farnsworth, Keith D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional response; Habitat complexity; Marine amphipod; Predation; Prey replacement

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOPOD;

AMPHIPODA; ECHINOGAMMARUS MARINUS; ISOPODA; JAERA NORDMANNI;

EID: 84869167601     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09978     Document Type: Article

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