Assessment of spatial variation in carbon utilization by benthic and pelagic invertebrates in a temperate South African estuary using stable isotope signatures

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 545-558

  Richoux, Nicole B ^a   Froneman, P William ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eastern Cape; food web; Kariega Estuary; macrofauna; salt marsh; South Africa; stable isotope ratio; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON FLUX; INVERTEBRATE; SALTMARSH; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; KARIEGA ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; SPARTINA MARITIMA; ZOSTERA CAPENSIS;

EID: 33846207574     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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