Trophic transfer and trophic modification of fatty acids in high Arctic lakes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1987-1998

  Hessen, Dag O ^a   Leu, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Daphnia; Fatty acids; Food web; Freshwater; Phytoplankton; PUFA; Trophic marker

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID; FISH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC;

CHLOROPHYCEAE; DAPHNIA;

EID: 33749862149     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01619.x     Document Type: Article

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