Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of three types of oyster tissue in an impacted estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 255-266

  Piola, Richard F ^a   Moore, Stephanie K ^a   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Carbon; Nitrogen; Outfalls; Saccostrea glomerata; Sewage; South East Australia

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; MOLLUSC; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 28844500758     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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