Sample preparation effects on stable C and N isotope values: A comparison of methods in Arctic marine food web studies

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 328, Issue , 2006, Pages 17-28

  Søreide, Janne E ^a,b   Tamelander, Tobias ^b,c   Hop, Haakon ^c   Hobson, Keith A ^d   Johansen, Ingar ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; C:N; Carbonates; Lipids; Sample pre treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD WEB; LIPID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLING BIAS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 33846476149     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps328017     Document Type: Article

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