Seasonal variability in the δ13C and δ15N values of the zooplankton taxa in two alpine lakes

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-77

  Perga, M E ^a   Gerdeaux, D ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Bythotrephes; Copepods; Daphnia; Food web; Leptodora; Pelagic baseline; Seasonal changes; Trophic position; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BASELINE CONDITIONS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRUSTACEAN; EPILIMNION; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-SAVOIE; LAKE ANNECY; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SP.;

EID: 33745752366     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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