Utilization of food sources by invertebrates in a man-made intertidal ecosystem (Westerschelde, the Netherlands): A δ13C and δ15N study

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 323-326

  Riera, Pascal ^a,b   Stal, Lucas ^b   Nieuwenhuize, Joop ^b  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INVERTEBRATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOBENTHOS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE; ZEELAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1942534078     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540400921Xh     Document Type: Article

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