Estimation of copepod trophic niche in the field using amino acids and marker pigments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 239, Issue , 2002, Pages 147-156

  Guisande, Cástor ^a   Maneiro, Isabel ^a   Riveiro, Isabel ^a   Barreiro, Aldo ^a   Pazos, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; CHEMTAX program; Copepods; Food niche; Pigments

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOMARKER; FOOD SELECTION; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACARTIA; ACARTIA CLAUSI; ACARTIA CLAUSII; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUTERPINA ACUTIFRONS; HAPTOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA; OITHONA; OITHONA NANA; TEMORA; TEMORA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 0037163163     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps239147     Document Type: Article

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