Incorporating concentration dependence in stable isotope mixing models: A reply to Robbins, Hilderbrand and Farley (2002)

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-18

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 0036944155     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0977-6     Document Type: Article

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