The feeding ecology of Neomysis mercedis Holmes in the Fraser River estuary

N. mercedis in the Fraser River estuary is a predator on the meiobenthos, especially harpacticoid copepods. There are no clear seasonal differences in its utilization of food resources. The consumption rate of N. mercedis feeding from natural sediments varies with body size and temperature as C = 3....

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Main Author: Johnston, N. Thomas
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22497