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Article: The diets of Littoraria ardouiniana and L. melanostoma in Hong Kong mangroves

TitleThe diets of Littoraria ardouiniana and L. melanostoma in Hong Kong mangroves
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Issue Date2001
PublisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=MBI
Citation
Journal Of The Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom, 2001, v. 81 n. 6, p. 967-973 How to Cite?
AbstractLittoraria ardouiniana and Littoraria melanostoma are common snails in Hong Kong, living and feeding on mangrove trees. Gut content and stable isotopic analyses were conducted to investigate the littorinid's diets. Gut content analyses revealed these snails ingested bark, epidermal plant cells, fungi, and microalgae, but that broken plant cells were the most abundant food items in the stomach and faecal contents. The gut contents of the two littorinid species, either from the mangrove trees Kandelia candel or Aegiceras corniculatum, were similar and showed little temporal variation throughout the year. Dual stable isotopic analysis, which investigated the δ13C and δ15N values of the littorinids and their potential food items, indicated that these littorinids might feed on mixed diets composed of parts of the mangrove trees and other items available on the trees such as phylloplane fungi, microalgae and cyanobacteria. These epiphytic mangrove littorinids are generalist grazers which graze on the substratum non-selectively as they are constrained on their host trees, and their diets are, therefore, dependent on food availability on the trees themselves.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/73168
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dc.contributor.authorLee, OHKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, GAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHyde, KDen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T06:48:48Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T06:48:48Z-
dc.date.issued2001en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of The Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom, 2001, v. 81 n. 6, p. 967-973en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0025-3154en_HK
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dc.description.abstractLittoraria ardouiniana and Littoraria melanostoma are common snails in Hong Kong, living and feeding on mangrove trees. Gut content and stable isotopic analyses were conducted to investigate the littorinid's diets. Gut content analyses revealed these snails ingested bark, epidermal plant cells, fungi, and microalgae, but that broken plant cells were the most abundant food items in the stomach and faecal contents. The gut contents of the two littorinid species, either from the mangrove trees Kandelia candel or Aegiceras corniculatum, were similar and showed little temporal variation throughout the year. Dual stable isotopic analysis, which investigated the δ13C and δ15N values of the littorinids and their potential food items, indicated that these littorinids might feed on mixed diets composed of parts of the mangrove trees and other items available on the trees such as phylloplane fungi, microalgae and cyanobacteria. These epiphytic mangrove littorinids are generalist grazers which graze on the substratum non-selectively as they are constrained on their host trees, and their diets are, therefore, dependent on food availability on the trees themselves.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=MBIen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdomen_HK
dc.rightsJournal of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Copyright © Cambridge University Press.en_HK
dc.titleThe diets of Littoraria ardouiniana and L. melanostoma in Hong Kong mangrovesen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailWilliams, GA: hrsbwga@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S002531540100491Xen_HK
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