δ15N of organic matter sources and benthic invertebrates along an estuarine gradient in Marennes-Oleron Bay (France): Implications for the study of trophic structure

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 166, Issue , 1998, Pages 143-150

  Riera, Pascal ^a,b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic food web; Crassostrea gigas; Estuary; Marennes Oleron Bay; Nitrogen isotope ratio; Particulate organic matter

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE GRADIENT; FOOD WEB STRUCTURE; NITROGEN-15; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; ZOOBENTHOS;

CHARENTE-MARITIME; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; INVERTEBRATA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0032575105     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps166143     Document Type: Article

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