Fatty acid profiles reveal temporal and spatial differentiation in diets within and among syntopic rocky shore suspension-feeders

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 495, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-160

  Richoux, Nicole B ^a   Vermeulen, Ilke ^a   Froneman, P William ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gunnarea gaimardi; Niche partitioning; Perna perna; River discharge; South Africa; Suspended particulate matter; Tetraclita serrata

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; DIET; DINOFLAGELLATE; FATTY ACID; FILTER FEEDER; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NICHE PARTITIONING; POLYCHAETE; RIVER DISCHARGE; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84892417409     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10581     Document Type: Article

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