Trophic relationships between itinerant fish and crab larvae in a temperate Australian saltmarsh

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dc.contributor.authorMazumder, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorSaintilan, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, RJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-27T06:41:45Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-08-27T06:41:45Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2006-02-23en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-08-23en_AU
dc.description.abstractComparisons of zooplankton inputs and outputs for a temperate Australian saltmarsh demonstrate a substantial contribution of crab larvae to the ebbing tide water, particularly during the cooler months. Few crab larvae were present in the incoming tide (mean abundance 4 m−3), whereas many crab larvae were present in the outgoing water (mean abundance 2124.63 m−3). Stomach content analysis of itinerant fish exiting the saltmarsh with the ebbing tide demonstrated extremely high proportions of crab larvae in the gut of glassfish (Ambassis jacksoniensis), as well as flat tail mullet (Liza argentea) and blue eye (Pseudomugil signifer). The results suggest a direct trophic link between secondary production of saltmarsh and itinerant fish, and a significant ecological role for burrowing crabs occupying saltmarshes in temperate Australia in the trophic food web of saltmarsh–estuarine systems. © CSIRO 2006en_AU
dc.identifier.citationMazumder, D., Saintilan, N., & Williams, R. J. (2006). Trophic relationships between itinerant fish and crab larvae in a temperate Australian saltmarsh. Marine and Freshwater Research. 57(2), 193-199. doi:10.1071/MF05040en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1448-6059en_AU
dc.identifier.issue2en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleMarine and Freshwater Researchen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination193en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1071/MF05040en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/11539en_AU
dc.identifier.volume57en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishingen_AU
dc.subjectZooplanktonen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectMarshesen_AU
dc.subjectTideen_AU
dc.subjectLarvaeen_AU
dc.subjectCrabsen_AU
dc.subjectFishesen_AU
dc.titleTrophic relationships between itinerant fish and crab larvae in a temperate Australian saltmarshen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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