Towards the trophic structure of the Bouvet Island marine ecosystem

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-113

  Jacob, U ^a   Brey, T ^a   Fetzer, I ^e   Kaehler, S ^b   Mintenbeck, K ^a   Dunton, K ^c   Beyer, K ^a   Struck, U ^d   Pakhomov, E A ^f,g   Arntz, W E ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BOUVET ISLAND;

EID: 31144449150     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0071-8     Document Type: Article

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