Identification of trophic interactions within an estuarine food web (northern New Zealand) using fatty acid biomarkers and stable isotopes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 271-286

  Alfaro, Andrea C ^a   Thomas, François ^a   Sergent, Luce ^a   Duxbury, Mark ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

estuarine habitats; fatty acid biomarkers; food web; mangroves; seagrass; stable isotopes; trophic levels

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; CARBON; DIET; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FATTY ACID; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; MATAPOURI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; GASTROPODA; HORMOSIRA BANKSII; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 33748943630     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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