La Loire, de la Maine à la mer
Observations et suivis environnementaux
Webcam : l’estuaire en direct
(dossier articles)
Biofilm grazing in higher vertebrate the western sandpiper – Calidris mauri
Introduction
Materials and methods
– Video images
– Sampling
– Energy budget calculations
– Photopigment analyses
– Stable isotope analyses
– Diet assessment: three-source mixing model
Results and discussion
– Feeding behavior on biofilm
– Foraging rate and energy value
– Biofilm as a component of natural diet
– Implications of biofilm grazing
Aknowledgments
Literature cited