On the biology of submarine caves with sulphur springs: Appraisal of 13C/12C ratios as a guide to trophic relations

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-285

  Southward, A J ^a   Kennicutt II, M C ^b   Alcala Herrera J ^b   Abbiati, M ^c   Airoldi, L ^c   Cinelli, F ^c   Bianchi, C N ^d   Morri, C ^e   Southward, E C ^a  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; BIVALVIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; ECHINODERMATA; GEODIA; PARACYPRIS; PETROSIA; PHYLLOCHAETOPTERUS; POLYCHAETA; THALASSODRILIDES;

13C/12C RATIOS; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; SULPHUR SPRINGS; TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS;

ITALY, CAMPANIA, CAPE PALINURO;

EID: 0029668811     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s002531540003054x     Document Type: Article

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