Isotopic variation of fishes in freshwater and estuarine zones of a large subtropical coastal lagoon

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 399-408

  Garcia, A M ^a   Hoeinghaus, D J ^b   Vieira, J P ^a   Winemiller, K O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; estuary; food webs; freshwater discharge; Neotropical fishes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL LAGOON; ESTUARY; FISH; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROALGA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

PISCES; RUPPIA MARITIMA; SPARTINA;

EID: 34248992933     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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