Tropical seascapes as feeding grounds for juvenile penaeid shrimps in southern Mozambique revealed using stable isotopes

The feeding grounds for four of the most commercially important penaeid shrimp species (Metapenaeus monoceros, M. stebbingi, Penaeus japonicus and Penaeus indicus) within the mangrove and its adjacent coastal habitats (sand flat, mud flat and seagrass meadows) were investigated at Saco and Sangala b...

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Published in:Estuarine, coastal and shelf science coastal and shelf science, 2017-11, Vol.198, p.21-28
Main Authors: de Abreu, Daniela C., Paula, José, Macia, Adriano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
connectivity
Diets
distribution pattern
East Africa
estuary
habitats
inhaca island
mangrove forest
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Nitrogen
nursery
Nursery grounds
Oceanografi, hydrologi, vattenresurser
Oceanography
Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources
Penaeidae
primary producers
seagrasses
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Summary:The feeding grounds for four of the most commercially important penaeid shrimp species (Metapenaeus monoceros, M. stebbingi, Penaeus japonicus and Penaeus indicus) within the mangrove and its adjacent coastal habitats (sand flat, mud flat and seagrass meadows) were investigated at Saco and Sangala bays (Inhaca Island, Mozambique, southern-East Africa). The study used carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios to identify the potential food sources for the different shrimp species within each habitat. Significant differences (p 
ISSN:0272-7714
1096-0015
DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.040