Trophic ecology of two co-existing Sub-Antarctic limpets of the genus Nacella: spatio-temporal variation in food availability and diet composition of Nacella magellanica and N. deaurata

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Rosenfeld,Sebastián, Marambio,Johanna, Ojeda,Jaime, Rodríguez,Juan Pablo, Gonzalez-Wevar,Claudio, Gerard,Karin, Contador,Tamara, Pizarro,Gemita, Mansilla,Andrés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018
• Subjects: Gastropoda; Magellanic Province; herbivory; macroalgae; Nacellidae; periphyton; Antarctic; Nacella; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.738.21175; https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/21175/

Interactions between algae and herbivores can be affected by various factors, such as seasonality and habitat structure. Among herbivores inhabiting marine systems, species of the order Patellogastropoda are considered key organisms in many rocky coasts of the world. Nacella species are one of the m...