Benthic foraminifera as trophic links between phytodetritus and benthic metazoans: Carbon and nitrogen isotopic evidence

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 357, Issue , 2008, Pages 153-164

  Nomaki, Hidetaka ^a   Ogawa, Nanako O ^a   Ohkouchi, Naohiko ^a   Suga, Hisami ^a   Toyofuku, Takashi ^a   Shimanaga, Motohiro ^b   Nakatsuka, Takeshi ^c   Kitazato, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Carbon isotopic composition; Deep sea food web; Foraminiferivory; Metazoan meiobenthos; Nitrogen isotopic composition; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEEP SEA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MEIOFAUNA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; SAGAMI BAY;

COPEPODA; FORAMINIFERA; HARPACTICOIDA; KINORHYNCHA; METAZOA; OPHIUROIDEA; POLYCHAETA; SPATANGOIDA;

EID: 43249120151     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07309     Document Type: Article

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