Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of an Amphibolis griffithii seagrass bed

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 545-556

  Smit, A J ^a   Brearley, A ^b   Hyndes, G A ^c   Lavery, P S ^c   Walker, D I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolis griffithii; Fish; Food webs; Invertebrate; Macroalgae; Seagrass; Stable isotopes; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ACANTHALUTERES; AMPHIBOLIS GRIFFITHII; HALOPHILA; INOPUS; INVERTEBRATA; NOTOLABRUS PARILUS; ODAX ACROPTILUS; PELATES SEXLINEATUS; PELSARTIA HUMERALIS; PISCES; SIPHONOGNATHUS RADIATUS; VITTIGER;

EID: 26044481967     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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