Spatial variability of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 550, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Vizzini, Salvatrice ^a   Savona, Benedetto ^a   Thang, Do Chi ^b   Mazzola, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Food web; Lagoon; Mediterranean; Spatial variability; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COASTAL ZONES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WASTEWATER;

FOOD WEB; LAGOON; MEDITERRANEAN; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL LAGOON; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 25444482875     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-4364-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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