Estimation of the longevity of C in terrestrial detrital food webs using radiocarbon (14C): How old are diets in termites?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 385-393

  Hyodo, F ^a   Tayasu, I ^b   Wada, E ^a,c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diet age; Food web; Radiocarbon; Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios; Termites

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DETRITIVORY; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; NITROGEN; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

APIS FLOREA; APOIDEA; DICUSPIDITERMES MAKHAMENSIS; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES CARBONARIUS; MACROTERMITINAE; MICROCEROTERMES CRASSUS; TERMES COMIS; TRIGONA;

EID: 33646573010     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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