Food consumption of Strongylocentrotus intermedius. R.: Palatability factors and nutrient values of the food of buffaloes ( Syncerus caffer) in Uganda. M.: Sobre a alimentação da aruana, Chelonia mydas, ao longo da costa do estado do Ceará. In: Seagrass ecosystems: a scientific perspective, pp 123–145. 15, 14–20 (1970)įenchel, T.: Aspects of the decomposition of seagrasses. 181, 355–356 (1973)įenchel, T.: Studies on the decomposition of organic detritus derived from the turtle grass Thalassia testudium. Moser: Eelgrass ( Zostera marina) in the Gulf of California:discovery of its nutritional value by the Seri Indians. K.: Growth measurements of young captive Atlantic sea turtles in temperate waters. A.:Urine concentrations of ammonia, urea and uric acid in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. A.: Cellulose digestion and volatile fatty acid production in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville 1979aījorndal, K. A.: Nutrition and grazing behavior of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, a seagrass herbivore, 72 pp. H.: Growth, food sources and migrations of immature Hawaiian Chelonia. The selectivity of green turtles for either a seagrass or algal diet may reflect the specificity of their intestinal microflora.īalazs, G. They thus consumed a more digestible forage-higher in protein and lower in lignin-than the ungrazed, older leaves of T. testudinum, but maintained “grazing plots” of young leaves by consistent recropping. Turtles did not graze at random over the extensive beds of T. testudinum may be limited by its low quality as a forage, a result of its high fiber content and possible low protein availability. There was no seasonal variation in the nutrient composition of T. Digestive efficiency increased with increases in water temperature and body size. The values ranged from 32.6 to 73.9% for organic matter from 21.5 to 70.7% for energy from 71.5 to 93.7% for cellulose from 40.3 to 90.8% for hemicellulose and from 14.4 to 56.6% for protein. The apparent digestibility coefficients for 4 size classes of the green turtle Chelonia mydas feeding on the seagrass Thalassia testudinum were measured in Union Creek, Great Inagua, Bahamas, from September 1975 to August 1976.

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