Degrading detritus: Changes in food quality of aging kelp tissue varies with species

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-79

  Dethier, M N ^a   Brown, A S ^a   Burgess, S ^b   Eisenlord, M E ^a   Galloway, A W E ^a,c   Kimber, J ^c   Lowe, A T ^a   O'Neil, C M ^a   Raymond, W W ^a   Sosik, E A ^c   Duggins, D O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Detritus; Food value to consumers; Kelp; Microbial colonization; Polyphenolics

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORY; ISOPOD; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT COMMUNITY;

SAN JUAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84903908511     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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