Importance of the invasive macroalga Undaria pinnatifida as trophic subsidy for a beach consumer

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Author: Suarez-Jimenez, Rocio
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia 2017
• Subjects: amphipod; beach; biomechanics; food web; invasive species; macroalga; muscle; trophic conditions; New Zealand; Durvillaea antarctica; Laminariales; Macrocystis pyrifera; Talitridae; Ulva; Undaria pinnatifida; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Sandy Beach; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/1442; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3140-y

Food webs on sandy beaches rely heavily on spatial subsidies of macroalgae and other detritus. Invasive macroalgal species are modifying many ecosystems worldwide, so the potential exists for them to alter the quantity and quality of food available to sandy beach consumers. We evaluated the suitabil...