Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic evidence for ecotonal coupling between boreal forests and fishes

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 78-83

  France, R L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Ecotonal coupling; Stabble isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; PISCES; RIPARIA;

EID: 0001533669     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1997.tb00147.x     Document Type: Article

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