Feeding preferences of abyssal macrofauna inferred from in situ pulse chase experiments.

Climatic fluctuations may significantly alter the taxonomic and biochemical composition of phytoplankton blooms and subsequently phytodetritus, the food source for the majority of deep-sea communities. To examine the response of abyssal benthic communities to different food resources we simulated a...

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Main Authors: Rachel M Jeffreys, Ciara Burke, Alan J Jamieson, Bhavani E Narayanaswamy, Henry A Ruhl, Kenneth L Smith, Ursula Witte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3841197?pdf=render