Posidonia oceanica habitat loss and changes in litter-associated biodiversity organization: A stable isotope-based preliminary study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-145

  Calizza, Edoardo ^a   Costantini, Maria Letizia ^a   Carlino, Pasquale ^a   Bentivoglio, Flavia ^a   Orlandi, Lucia ^a   Rossi, Loreto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food web; Habitat loss; Macrobenthic invertebrates; Mediterranean sea (42 12'21'N 11 42'42'E); Seagrass ecosystems; Stable isotopes; Trophic niche

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD WEB; HABITAT LOSS; LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEADOW; NICHE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84888836517     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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