Combining sources in stable isotope mixing models: Alternative methods

Oecologia

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 520-527

  Phillips, Donald L ^a   Newsome, Seth D ^b   Gregg, Jillian W ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixing model; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE;

STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCIBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; ISOTOPES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 24044539249     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1816-8     Document Type: Article

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