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Provedor de dados: | 5
País: | France
Título: | Stable isotope analysis position of intertidal of food source and trophic nematodes and copepods
Autores: | Rzeznik Orignac, J; Boucher, G; Fichet, Denis; Richard, P.
Data: | 2008-04
Ano: | 2008
Palavras-chave: | Stable isotopes; Marennes Oleron; Mudflat; Food web; Benthic diatoms; Microphytobenthos; Meiofauna; Copepods; Nematodes.
Resumo: | Four dominant nematode species and various copepods from an intertidal mudflat in Marennes-Oleron Bay were analyzed for delta C-13 and delta N-15 ratios together with their potential food source, the microphytobenthos. It was shown that microphytobenthic C is passed to nematodes either by grazing or predation on herbivorous meiofauna by other nematodes. Diatoms of different sizes exhibited different C-13 content, which can be reflected in herbivorous meiofauna, such as the nematodes Daptonema oxycerca and Metachromadora remanei and the bulk of copepods, indicating they can select different sizes of diatoms. Results confirm the need to analyze meiofauna feeding habits at the species or genera level since the delta N-15 and delta C-13 signatures differed substantially among meiofaunal species.
Tipo: | Text
Idioma: | Inglês

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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4292.pdf

DOI:10.3354/meps07328

Editor: | Inter-Research
Relação: | http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4292/
Formato: | application/pdf
Fonte: | Marine Ecology Progress Series (0171-8630) (Inter-Research), 2008-04 , Vol. 359 , P. 145-150
Fonte: | Inter-Research 2008