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| Feeding ecology of juvenile flatfishes of the surf zone of a sandy beach |  |
| Beyst, B.; Cattrijsse, A.; Mees, J. (1999). Feeding ecology of juvenile flatfishes of the surf zone of a sandy beach J. Fish Biol. 55(6): 1171-1186. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb02068.x |
| In: Journal of Fish Biology. Fisheries Society of the British Isles: London. ISSN 0022-1112, meer |
| Ook gepubliceerd als |
- Beyst, B.; Cattrijsse, A.; Mees, J. (1999). Feeding ecology of juvenile flatfishes of the surf zone of a sandy beach, in: (1999). VLIZ Coll. Rep. 29(1999). VLIZ Collected Reprints: Marine and Coastal Research in Flanders, 29: pp. chapter 3 [Subsequent publication], meer
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Diëten; Limanda limanda; Prooiselectie; Scophthalmus; Scophthalmus maximus; Scophthalmus rhombus; Stranden; Surf zone; Voeding; Voedingsgedrag; Voedselbeschikbaarheid; Zoöbenthos; Pleuronectes platessa [Pladijs] [WoRMS]; Solea solea [Tong] [WoRMS]; ANE, België [gazetteer]; België [gazetteer]; Marien |
| Abstract |
Prey items of 0- and 1-group plaice Pleuronectes platessa, sole Solea solea, brill Scophthalmus rhombus, turbot S. maximus and dab Limanda limanda of the surf zone of a Belgian sandy beach, included hyperbenthic (e.g; mysids), endobenthic (e.g. Polychaetes) and epibenthic (e.g. shrimps) species. Little dietary overlap was observed. If diet overlap did occur, it mainly involved prey species that are dominant in the surf zone of Belgian beaches, such as shrimps and mysids. These results suggest an opportunistic utilization by flatfish of the available food resources in surf zone ecosystems. Also, two strategically different feeding habits could be distinguished between the five flatfish species. Turbot and brill mainly fed on large, highly mobile prey (e.g. fish, mysids) and had a rather narrow prey spectrum, whereas plaice, dab and sole ate more benthic prey (e.g. Polychaetes) and had a broader prey spectrum. |
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