Variation in ghost crab trophic links on sandy beaches

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 502, Issue , 2014, Pages 197-206

  Morrow, Kristina ^a   Bell, Susan S ^a   Tewfik, Alexander ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Shedd Aquarium Daniel P Haerther Center for Conservation and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Food web; Ghost crab; Macroinfauna; Sandy beach; Stable isotope analyses; Subsidy; Swash zone; Wrack

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CRAB; FIELD SURVEY; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAGRASS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WAVE RUNUP; WRECK;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898932341     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10728     Document Type: Article

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