Carbon dynamics of Deep Bay, eastern Pearl River estuary, China. II: Trophic relationship based on carbon- and nitrogen-stable isotopes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 205, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-10

  Lee, S Y ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic input; Aquatic consumers; Benthic algae; Mangroves; Mudflat; Stable isotopes; Trophodynamics

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MANGROVE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CHINA; DEEP BAY;

ALGAE; HALOPHILA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; ULVA;

EID: 0034687286     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps205001     Document Type: Article

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