Seasonal variations in fish δ13C and δ15N in two West African reservoirs, Sélingué and Manantali (Mali): Modifications of trophic links in relation to water level

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-123

  Perga, Marie Elodie ^a,c   Arfi, Robert ^b   Gerdeaux, Daniel ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^b Centre IRD de Bel Air   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon sources; Carbon 13; Diet; Fish; Natural variations; Nitrogen 15; Rivers; Seasons; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FISH; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION; WATER LEVEL;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CARBON; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; RAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; MALI; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; MALI; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RAIN; SEASONS;

EID: 26944440135     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010500131734     Document Type: Article

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