A preliminary investigation of the fish food web in the Gironde estuary, France, using dietary and stable isotope analyses

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-279

  Pasquaud, S ^a   Elie, P ^a   Jeantet, C ^a   Billy, I ^b   Martinez, P ^b   Girardin, M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; estuarine ecosystem; Europe; fish; food web; France; Gironde estuary; Lat. 45 20 N; Long. 0 45 W; stomach contents

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GIRONDE ESTUARY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43049116919     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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