Fatty acid biomarkers reveal niche separation in an Arctic benthic food web

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 336, Issue , 2007, Pages 305-309

  Budge, Suzanne M ^a   Springer, Alan M ^b   Iverson, Sara J ^a   Sheffield, Gay ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearded seals; Diet; Fatty acids; Non methylene interrupted; Trophic ecology; Walruses

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMARKER; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; MOLLUSC; PHYTOPLANKTON; PINNIPED; PREDATOR; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; ERIGNATHUS; ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; ODOBENIDAE; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 34249937931     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps336305     Document Type: Article

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