Variability in δ15N, δ13C and Kjeldahl nitrogen of soils from islands with and without seabirds in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Markwell, T J ^a   Daugherty, C H ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Islands; Seabirds; Soils; Stable isotope ratios; Total Kjeldahl nitrogen

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0037931995     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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