Reconstruction of trophic pathways between plankton and the North Iberian sardine (Sardina pilchardus) using stable isotopes

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 165-178

  Bode, Antonio ^a   Álvarez Ossorio, Maria Teresa ^a   Carrera, Pablo ^a   Lorenzo, Jorge ^a  

^a Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clupeids; Food web; NE Atlantic; Phytoplankton; Stable isotopes; Upwelling; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; FOOD WEB; PLANKTON; RECONSTRUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CLUPEIDAE; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 2542619946     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n1165     Document Type: Article

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