Effects of body size and environment on diet-tissue δ13C fractionation in fishes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 352, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-176

  Sweeting, C J ^a   Barry, J T ^b   Polunin, N V C ^c   Jennings, S ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depleted; Enriched; Isotope; Marine; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; BODY SIZE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENERGY FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLATFISH; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LIPID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUSCLE; NITROGEN; PERCIFORM; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AMMODYTES MARINUS; ANIMALIA; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; LIMANDA LIMANDA; PISCES;

EID: 35248872032     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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