Temporal records of δ13C and δ15N in North Pacific pinnipeds: Inferences regarding environmental change and diet

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 591-601

  Hirons, Amy C ^a   Schell, Donald M ^a   Finney, Bruce P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone collagen; Harbor seals; Northern fur seals; Stable isotope analysis; Steller sea lions

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035655297     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100756     Document Type: Article

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