Plankton food for benthic fish: de visu evidence of trophic interaction between rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) and pelagic tunicates (Pegea confoederata)

Salps (pelagic tunicates) are rarely observed in nature and trophic interactions involving them mainly rely on the inspection of stomach contents of their potential predators. Moreover, salps have soft bodies that are hardly identified in potential consumers. We involved recreational SCUBA-divers an...

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Main Authors: Domenico D'Alelio, Gabriella Luongo, Iole Di Capua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Advances in Oceanography and Limnology
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Online Access:https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiol/article/view/6973