Food web analysis of southern California coastal wetlands using multiple stable isotopes

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 262-277

  Kwak, Thomas J ^a,b   Zedler, Joy B ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Food web; Restoration; Salt marsh; Stable isotopes; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SALTMARSH; STABLE ISOTOPE RATIO; SULPHUR ISOTOPE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, DIEGUITO LAGOON; USA, CALIFORNIA, TIJUANA ESTUARY;

CHENOPODIACEAE; MONANTHOCHLOE LITTORALIS; POACEAE; PORZANA CAROLINA; RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS LEVIPES; SALICORNIA SUBTERMINALIS; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA; SPARTINA FOLIOSA;

EID: 0030618247     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050159     Document Type: Article

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