Scope for use of stable carbon isotopes in discerning the incorporation of forest detritus into aquatic foodwebs

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 325, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-222

  France, R L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C 12C ratios; forest detritus; riparian deforestation

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE;

EID: 0029660070     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00014987     Document Type: Article

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