Stable isotope food web studies: A case for standardized sample treatment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 287, Issue , 2005, Pages 251-253

  Jacob, Ute ^a   Mintenbeck, Katja ^a   Brey, Thomas ^a   Knust, Rainer ^a   Beyer, Kerstin ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Isotope signatures; Sample acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; FOOD WEB; METHODOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 15944400025     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps287251     Document Type: Article

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