Lack of Impact of Posidonia oceanica Leaf Nutrient Enrichment on Sarpa salpa Herbivory: Additional Evidence for the Generalist Consumer Behavior of This Cornerstone Mediterranean Herbivore

Candela Marco-Méndez; Caitlin Wessel; Whitney Scheffel; Luis Ferrero-Vicente; Yolanda Fernández-Torquemada; Just Cebrián; Kenneth L. Heck; Jose Luis Sánchez-Lizaso

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168398

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Lack of Impact of Posidonia oceanica Leaf Nutrient Enrichment on Sarpa salpa Herbivory: Additional Evidence for the Generalist Consumer Behavior of This Cornerstone Mediterranean Herbivore

Candela Marco-Méndez ,

* E-mail: candela.marco@ua.es

Affiliations Department of Marine Science and Applied Biology, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain, Marine Research Centre of Santa Pola (CIMAR), Santa Pola City Council, Alicante, Spain
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Caitlin Wessel,

Affiliations Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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Whitney Scheffel,

Affiliations Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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Luis Ferrero-Vicente,

Affiliations Department of Marine Science and Applied Biology, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain, Marine Research Centre of Santa Pola (CIMAR), Santa Pola City Council, Alicante, Spain
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Yolanda Fernández-Torquemada,

Affiliation Department of Marine Science and Applied Biology, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
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Just Cebrián,

Affiliations Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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Kenneth L. Heck,

Affiliations Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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Jose Luis Sánchez-Lizaso

Affiliation Department of Marine Science and Applied Biology, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
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Lack of Impact of Posidonia oceanica Leaf Nutrient Enrichment on Sarpa salpa Herbivory: Additional Evidence for the Generalist Consumer Behavior of This Cornerstone Mediterranean Herbivore

Candela Marco-Méndez,
Caitlin Wessel,
Whitney Scheffel,
Luis Ferrero-Vicente,
Yolanda Fernández-Torquemada,
Just Cebrián,
Kenneth L. Heck,
Jose Luis Sánchez-Lizaso

Published: December 19, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168398

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