Meiofauna as food source for small-sized demersal fish in the southern North Sea

Meiofauna play an essential role in the diet of small and juvenile fish. However, it is less well documented which meiofaunal prey groups in the sediment are eaten by fish. Trophic relationships between five demersal fish species (solenette, goby, scaldfish, dab

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Published in:Helgoland marine research 2013-06, Vol.67 (2), p.203-218
Main Authors: Schückel, Sabine, Sell, Anne F, Kihara, Terue C, Koeppen, Annemarie, Kröncke, Ingrid, Reiss, Henning
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arnoglossus laterna
autumn
biomass
Buglossidium luteum
demersal fish
diet
Fish
Gobiidae
Halectinosoma canaliculatum
juveniles
Limanda limanda
Longipedia
Longipedia coronata
Marine
Marine biology
Nematoda
ontogeny
Pleuronectes platessa
Pomatoschistus minutus
Predation
Pseudobradya
Pseudobradya minor
sediments
spring
stomach
summer
winter
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Summary:Meiofauna play an essential role in the diet of small and juvenile fish. However, it is less well documented which meiofaunal prey groups in the sediment are eaten by fish. Trophic relationships between five demersal fish species (solenette, goby, scaldfish, dab
ISSN:1438-387X
1438-3888
DOI:10.1007/s10152-012-0316-1