Trophic Transfer of Macroalgal Fatty Acids in Two Urchin Species: Digestion, Egestion, and Tissue Building

Trophic Transfer of Macroalgal Fatty Acids in Two Urchin Species: Digestion, Egestion, and Tissue Building

Sea urchins are ecosystem engineers of nearshore benthic communities because of their influence on the abundance and distribution of macroalgal species. Urchins are notoriously inefficient in assimilation of their macroalgal diets, so their fecal production can provide a nutritional subsidy to benth...

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Main Authors: Julie B. Schram, Julia N. Kobelt, Megan N. Dethier, Aaron W. E. Galloway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
fatty acids
biomarkers
trophic ecology
egesta
macroalgae
trophic modification
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00083/full

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