Stable isotope analysis of food source and trophic position of intertidal nematodes and copepods

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 359, Issue , 2008, Pages 145-150

  Rzeznik Orignac, J ^a,b   Boucher, G ^a   Fichet, D ^c   Richard, P ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Copepods; Food web; Marennes Ol ron; Meiofauna; Microphytobenthos; Mudflat; Nematodes; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; DOMINANCE; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MEIOFAUNA; MUDFLAT; NEMATODE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOBENTHOS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; DAPTONEMA OXYCERCA; METACHROMADORA REMANEI; NEMATODA;

EID: 44849114301     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07328     Document Type: Article

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