The trophic status of marine turtles as determined by stable isotope analysis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 166, Issue , 1998, Pages 277-284

  Godley, B J ^a,b   Thompson, D R ^a,d   Waldron, S ^c   Furness, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Dermochelys coriacea; Feeding ecology; Mediterranean; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPE RATIO; NITROGEN; TROPHIC STATUS;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0032574945     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps166277     Document Type: Article

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