Ecosystem differences in the trophic enrichment of13C in aquatic food webs

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1255-1258

  France, R L ^a   Peters, R H ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; ECOSYSTEM MODELLING; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030870136     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-044     Document Type: Article

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