The effect of temporal changes and environmental trophic condition on the isotopic composition (δ 13C and δ 15N) of Atherina boyeri (risso, 1810) and Gobius niger (L., 1758) in a Mediterranean Coastal Lagoon (Lake of Sabaudia): Implications for food web structure

Marine Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 352-360

  Sarà, Gianluca ^a   Vizzini, Salvatrice ^a   Mazzola, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherina boyeri; Coastal lagoon; Gobius niger; Med; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ATHERINA BOYERI; GOBIUS NIGER; INVERTEBRATA; OSTEICHTHYES; PISCES; SABAUDIA;

EID: 0038674275     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2002.tb00033.x     Document Type: Article

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