Trophic ecology of deep-sea Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from eastern Canada

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-36

  Gale, Katie S P ^a   Hamel, Jean François ^b   Mercier, Annie ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Portugal Cove St Philips   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bathyal; Benthos; Diet; Northwest Atlantic; Sea star; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BATHYAL; BENTHOS; NORTHWEST ATLANTIC; SEA STARS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ECOLOGY; FEEDING; ISOTOPES; NUTRITION; STARS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ASTEROIDS;

ASTEROID; BATHYAL ZONE; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; DEEP SEA; DIET; ECHINODERM; HABITAT TYPE; INVERTEBRATE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PREDATOR; SPONGE; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CANADA;

EID: 84882621885     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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