Incorporating concentration dependence in stable isotope mixing models

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 114-125

  Phillips, Donald L ^a   Koch, Paul L ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon:nitrogen ratios; Concentration; Dietary analysis; Mixing model; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIET; MODEL; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0036933794     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100786     Document Type: Article

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