Trophic relationships in the nearshore zone of Martel Inlet (King George Island, Antarctica): δ13C stable-isotope analysis

Polar Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Corbisier, Thaïs N ^a   Petti, Monica A V ^a   Skowronski, Rodrigo S P ^b   Brito, Tania A S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Analytical Solutions   (Brazil)

^c Ministério do Meio Ambiente ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; MARTEL INLET; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; CHAENOCEPHALUS ACERATUS; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; LETHRINIDAE; NACELLA; NACELLA CONCINNA; NACELLIDAE; NEMATODA; NOTOTHENIA; NOTOTHENIA CORIICEPS; OPHIONOTUS VICTORIAE; OPHIURIDAE; OPHIUROIDEA; POLYCHAETA; SAREPTIDAE; YOLDIA; YOLDIA EIGHTSI;

EID: 0442329955     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0567-z     Document Type: Article

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