Benthic community and food web structure on the continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay (North Eastern Atlantic) revealed by stable isotopes analysis

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 17-34

  Le Loc'h, François ^a,b   Hily, Christian ^b   Grall, Jacques ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Benthic invertebrates; Demersal fish; Detritus; Food sources; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FISH; FOOD PRODUCTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; DEMERSAL FISH; FOOD SOURCES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

DITRUPA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 43649094225     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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