Model-based analysis of causes for habitat segregation in Idotea species (Crustacea, Isopoda)

• Published in: Marine biology Vol. 163; no. 4; pp. 68 - 10
• Main Authors: Strer, Maximilian, Hammrich, Arne, Gutow, Lars, Moenickes, Sylvia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algae; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Crustacea; Crustaceans; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Habitats; Idotea; Idotea balthica; Idotea granulosa; Isopoda; Life Sciences; Marine; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Marine biology; Microbiology; Ocean floor; Oceanography; Original Paper; Physiological responses; Population growth; Predation; Sensitivity analysis; Zoology; ANE, North Sea; ANE, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, North Frisian Is., Helgoland; Competition; Physiologically structured population model (PSPM); Tidal influence on habitat segregation; Intraguild predation; Idotea granulosa; Idotea balthica

On the shore of the rocky island of Helgoland (North Sea) two closely related isopod species, Idotea balthica Pallas , 1772, and Idotea granulosa Rathke , 1843, share a similar fundamental niche but inhabit well-separated habitats. Idotea balthica inhabits floating algae at the sea surface and accum...