Trophic subsidies of Crassostrea gigas, Mytilus edulis and Crepidula fornicata in the Bay of Mont Saint Michel (France): A δ13C and δ15N investigation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Riera, Pascal ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

Author keywords

13C and 15N; Bay of Mont Saint Michel; filter feeding molluscs; food sources

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARCINOGEN; DIET; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD ORGANISM; FOOD SUPPLY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PLANKTON; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BASSE-NORMANDIE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MANCHE; MONT-SAINT-MICHEL BAY; WESTERN EUROPE;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; CREPIDULA FORNICATA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 33847188841     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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