δ15 N and δ13 C of coral tissue show significant inter-reef variation

Coral Reefs

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-193

  Heikoop, J M ^a,e   Dunn, J J ^a   Risk, M J ^a   Tomascik, T ^b,f   Schwarcz, H P ^a   Sandeman, I M ^c   Sammarco, P W ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Louisiana Marine Consortium   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Corals; Isotopes; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033859768     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380000092     Document Type: Note

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