CALCULATION AND USE OF SELECTIVITY COEFFICIENTS OF FEEDING - ZOOPLANKTON GRAZING

被引:254
作者
VANDERPLOEG, HA
SCAVIA, D
机构
[1] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Laboratories, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor
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10.1016/0304-3800(79)90004-8
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
A straightforward method for calculating selectivity coefficients (Wij) of predation from raw data, mortality rates of prey, filtering rates, feeding rates and electivity indices is derived. Results from a comparison of selectivity coefficients for the copepod Diaptomus oregonensis grazing under a number of experimental conditions suggest that Wij's for size-selective feeding are invariant, a conclusion also supported by the leaky-sieve model. Recommendations are made on how to use Wij's in linear and nonlinear feeding constructs for zooplankton and other animals. © 1979.
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页码:135 / 149
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