Spatial variation in the 15N and 13C stable isotope composition of plants, invertebrates and fishes on Mediterranean reefs: Implications for the study of trophic pathways

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 109-116

  Jennings, Simon ^a,d,e   Reñones, Olga ^b   Morales Nin, Beatriz ^c   Polunin, Nicholas V C ^a   Moranta, Juan ^c   Coll, Josep ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding strategy; Mediterranean; Reefs; Stable isotopes; Trophic interactions; Variability

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

CARBON-13; FOOD CHAIN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN-15; REEF COMMUNITIES; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

SPAIN, BALEARIC ISLANDS, MALLORCA;

EID: 0030621037     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps146109     Document Type: Article

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