Stable isotope analysis of some representative fish and invertebrates of the Newfoundland and Labrador continental shelf food web

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 537-549

  Sherwood, Graham D ^a   Rose, George A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Continental shelf; Fish; Food web; Invertebrates; Newfoundland and Labrador; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GADUS MORHUA; INVERTEBRATA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; PANDALUS BOREALIS;

EID: 19544372798     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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