Trophic interactions of the pelagic ecosystem over the Reykjanes Ridge as evaluated by fatty acid and stable isotope analyses

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 83-93

  Petursdottir, H ^a   Gislason, A ^a   Falk Petersen, S ^b   Hop, H ^b   Svavarsson, J ^c  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Lipids; Mesopelagic fish; Reykjanes Ridge; Stable isotopes; Trophic interactions; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; FATTY ACIDS; FISH; ISOTOPES; LIPIDS;

MESOPELAGIC FISH; REYKJANES RIDGE; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC INTERACTIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CRUSTACEAN; FATTY ACID; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC FISH; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; REYKJANES RIDGE;

BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; CALANUS; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CALANUS HYPERBOREUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIIDAE; MAUROLICUS MUELLERI; MEGANYCTIPHANES NORVEGICA; PISCES; SEBASTES MENTELLA; SERGESTES ARCTICUS;

EID: 38149037792     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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