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Multiple Trophic Levels In Soft-Bottom Communities, John A. Commito, William G. Ambrose Jr.
Multiple Trophic Levels In Soft-Bottom Communities, John A. Commito, William G. Ambrose Jr.
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In order to assess the general applicability of recent field experiments with predatory infauna, we searched the literature and found 48 well-documented cases of infaunal consumption by such predators. In 63 % of the cases detailed enough to make a determination, the predators ate other predators. Multiple trophic levels within the infauna are probably a common feature of many soft-bottom communities.