Trophic structure of vermetid reef community: High trophic diversity at small spatial scales

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-99

  Colombo, Francesca ^a   Costa, Valentina ^a,b   Dubois, Stanislas F ^c   Gianguzza, Paola ^a   Mazzola, Antonio ^a   Vizzini, Salvatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian Mixing Model; Dendropoma petraeum; Intertidal; Stable Isotope; Trophic Niche

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; EPILITHON; FILTER FEEDING; FOOD CHAIN; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATOR; REEF; SNAIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ITALY; SICILY;

DENDROPOMA; DENDROPOMA PETRAEUM; VERMETIDAE;

EID: 84873713732     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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