Spatial variability of trace elements in fish otoliths: Comparison with dietary items and habitat constituents in seagrass meadows

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 801-821

  Sanchez Jerez, P ^a   Gillanders, B M ^b   Kingsford, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food sources; ICP MS; Otolith chemistry; Zostera capricorni

Indexed keywords

FISH; OTOLITH; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACE ELEMENT;

AMPHIPODA; HALOPHILA; PELATES; PELATES SEXLINEATUS; POLYCHAETA; PSOPHIIDAE; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 0036711495     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2109     Document Type: Article

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