Gastropod relevance in predator-prey interactions on a benthic shallow sandy ecosystem at Mar del Plata, Argentina (38°S)

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Arrighetti, Florencia, Teso, Silvia Valeria, Brey, T., Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: FOOD WEB; GASTROPODS; MIXING MODELS; STABLE ISOTOPES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Pablo; Silvia; Alfred Wegener Institute
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/96549

The shallow sandy marine subtidal ecosystem off Mar del Plata, Argentina, is the scene of multiple fisheries activities, in particular the prawn-shrimp Artemesia longinaris and Pleoticus muelleri grounds. We examined the δ 13 C vs δ 15 N isotope signatures of 22 species commonly found in the area in...