Trophic ecology of planktonic gelatinous predators in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia: diets and prey selection

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Larson, R. J.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date Issued
1987
Note

The diets of most of the gelatinous predators (medusae and ctenophores) in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia (0–25 m) were dominated during the spring by eggs of Euphausia pacifica which formed ~60% of the total prey consumed by number and ~75% by biomass. Copepods ranked second, contributing ~15% of the prey biomass. Barnacle larvae ranked third, with Oikopleura dioica, copepod nauplii, and decapod larvae of minor importance.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
11 p.
Subject (Topical)
Ctenophores
Medusae
Jellyfishes
Saanich Peninsula (B.C.)
Food chains (Ecology)
Identifier
3355140
Additional Information
The diets of most of the gelatinous predators (medusae and ctenophores) in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia (0–25 m) were dominated during the spring by eggs of Euphausia pacifica which formed ~60% of the total prey consumed by number and ~75% by biomass. Copepods ranked second, contributing ~15% of the prey biomass. Barnacle larvae ranked third, with Oikopleura dioica, copepod nauplii, and decapod larvae of minor importance.
This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Plankton Research, http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/, and may be cited as: Larson, R. J. (1987). Trophic ecology of planktonic gelatinous predators in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia: diets and prey selection. Journal of Plankton Research, 9(5), 811-820. doi:10.1093/plankt/9.5.811
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #590.
Date Backup
1987
Date Text
1987
DOI
10.1093/plankt/9.5.811
Date Issued (EDTF)
1987
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Larson, R. J.

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Title Plain
Trophic ecology of planktonic gelatinous predators in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia: diets and prey selection
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3355140
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Oxford University Press
1987
single unit
Title
Trophic ecology of planktonic gelatinous predators in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia: diets and prey selection
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Trophic ecology of planktonic gelatinous predators in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia: diets and prey selection