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ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
卷 64, 期 2-3, 页码 316-322出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.02.028
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feeding habits; deposit feeders; ocypodid crabs; gastropod; polychaetes; benthic microalgae; sediment organic matter
Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope (delta(13)C and delta(15)N, respectively) analyses were made on estuarine macrozoobenthos in order to examine the relationships between their feeding habits (feeding mode and food selectivity) and the spatial shifts in food sources from upstream to downstream in an estuary. The delta(13)C Values of two ocypodid crabs were similar to those of benthic diatoms, indicating that they use their specialized mouth parts to selectively feed on benthic diatoms. The delta(13)C values of a gastropod and another ocypodid crab at the site furthest downstream were higher than values at an upstream site, suggesting that these unselective deposit feeders shift from feeding mainly on benthic diatoms downstream to feeding on sediment organic matter (SOM) upstream. The delta(13)C values of deposit feeding polychaetes were not significantly different among sampling sites, indicating that they feed mainly on SOM at all sites. These results show that species- and site-specific feeding habits must be considered when evaluating the roles of macrozoobenthos in regulating estuarine material flows. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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