Can stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) measurements of little auk (Alle alle) adults and chicks be used to track changes in high-Arctic marine foodwebs?

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 725-733

  Harding, Ann M A ^a,b   Hobson, Keith A ^c   Walkusz, Wojciech ^d   Dmoch, Kasia ^d   Karnovsky, Nina J ^e   Van Pelt, Thomas I ^a,f   Lifjeld, Jan T ^g  

^a Polish Academy of Sciences   (Norway)

^b ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^e POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Transboundary Ecologic LLC   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BLOOD; BREEDING SEASON; DIET; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARCTIC;

ALLE ALLE; PINGUINUS;

EID: 42249084899     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0413-4     Document Type: Article

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