Applications of stable isotope techniques in aquatic ecological studies

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3052-3060

  Li, Zhong Yi ^a,b   Jin, Xian Shi ^a   Zhuan, Zhi Meng ^a   Tang, Qi Sheng ^a   Su, Yong Quan ^b  

^a YELLOW SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Feeding habits; Food web; Habitat; Isotope trophic fractionation; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

EID: 28944441977     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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