Herbivory and detritivory among gammaridean amphipods from a Florida seagrass community

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Zimmerman, R.
Gibson, R. A.
Harrington, J.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Date Issued
1979
Note

The gammaridean amphipods Cymadusa compta (Smith), Gammarus mucronatus Say, Melita nitida Smith and Grandidierella bonnieroides Stephensen from a seagrass community in the Indian River estuary of Florida (USA) fed variously upon large drift algae, small algae epiphytic on seagrasses and seagrass leaf debris and detritus. Consumption was measured in the laboratory using an index (CI) equivalent to mg.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
8 p.
Subject (Topical)
Amphipoda
Amphipods
Detritus
Amphipoda--Florida
Identifier
3176695
Additional Information
The gammaridean amphipods Cymadusa compta (Smith), Gammarus mucronatus Say, Melita nitida Smith and Grandidierella bonnieroides Stephensen from a seagrass community in the Indian River estuary of Florida (USA) fed variously upon large drift algae, small algae epiphytic on seagrasses and seagrass leaf debris and detritus. Consumption was measured in the laboratory using an index (CI) equivalent to mg.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publicationavailable at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Zimmerman, R., Gibson, R., &Harrington, J. (1979). Herbivory and detritivory among gammaridean amphipods from a Floridaseagrass community. Marine Biology, 54(1), 41-47. doi:10.1007/BF00387050
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #102.
Date Backup
1979
Date Text
1979
DOI
10.1007/BF00387050
Date Issued (EDTF)
1979
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Herbivory and detritivory among gammaridean amphipods from a Florida seagrass community
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3176695
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Springer-Verlag
1979
single unit
Title
Herbivory and detritivory among gammaridean amphipods from a Florida seagrass community
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Herbivory and detritivory among gammaridean amphipods from a Florida seagrass community