Trophic Transfer of Macroalgal Fatty Acids in Two Urchin Species: Digestion, Egestion, and Tissue Building
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00083
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: assimilation; urchin species; fatty acids; droebachiensis ... See more keywords