Trophic structure in natural habitats of the abalone Haliotis discus hannai with distinct algal vegetation of kelp and crustose coralline algae: Implication of ontogenetic niche shifts

Fisheries Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-97

  Won, Nam Il ^a,c   Kawamura, Tomohiko ^a   Takami, Hideki ^b   Watanabe, Yoshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Korea Water Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abalone; Crustose coralline algae; Kelp; Ontogenetic shift; Stable isotope; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASTERINA; ASTERINA PECTINIFERA; ASTEROIDEA; GASTROPODA; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS DISCUS HANNAI; HOMALOPOMA SANGARENSE;

EID: 84872274229     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-012-0578-1     Document Type: Article

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