An assessment of sample processing methods for stable isotope analyses of marine food webs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 336, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 254-261

  Carabel, Sirka ^a   Godínez Domínguez, Enrique ^b   Verísimo, Patricia ^a   Fernández, Luís ^a   Freire, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystem; Food web; Sample processing; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CARBON; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANKTON; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746287861     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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